Wines
Tavel
Les Vignes d'Eugène

Les Vignes d'Eugène

Tavel

2018

Terroir
Deep land with limestone and silt
Sustainable production
Tasting
A rich and full-bodied wine, with notes of wilted rose, blood orange or caramel, vanilla, pepper. Spicy final.
Its length in the mouth is unusual for a rosé wine.
Vine stock
Grenache 45% Clairette 30% Syrah 25%
Winemaking
Plot selection of our oldest vines (80-85 years old)
Harvest on optimum ripeness
Grapes carefully picked and sorted
Cold maceration during 48h
Pressing berries out
Blend of free-running and pressed juices
Alcoholic fermentation on fine lees during 20 days (natural yeast)
Malolactic fermentation for a fuller and richer wine
For 1 third : in old oak barrels, alcoholic and malolactic fermentation are done, followed by aging
For 2 thirds : in concrete vats, alcoholic and malolactic fermentations are done, followed by aging
Aging of 1 to 1.5 years
Blend of the 3 thirds just before bottling
Process performed in a temperature controlled environment (19°C)
Taking place of the bottling at the winery to overse the quality and processing from the grapevine to the bottle
Service
Between 12 to 14°C
Aging of 5 years, and maybe more !
Food & Wine pairing
Confit shoulder of lamb, Moroccan cookery, Duck, Cheeese
A Tavel rosé wine more for winter
Awards
Bettane & Desseauve : 14/20 (2016 : Un vin étonnant développant des arômes de fruits à l’eau de vie : un vrai rosé de gastronomie)
Bettane & Desseauve : 14.5/20 (2011 : Un assemblage 40% Grenache 40% Clairette 20% Syrah, vieilli un an et demi en cuve. Le vin surprend par ses
notes caramélisées, sa minéralité et sa texture presque tannique en bouche.)