b'DOMAINE ROUGE GARANCEESTABLISHED: 1996OWNERS: Bertrand & Claudie Cortellini, Jean Louis Trintignant WINEMAKER: Bertrand CortelliniLOCATION: Southern Rhne, FranceCOMMUNE: Saint Hilaire dOzilhanSIZE OF THE ESTATE: 74 acres1hour15minutesfromwheretheRhneemptiesintothe MediterraneanSea,thisestateisperfectlysituatedinthe Rhne Valley.LeftbankoftheRhne,duewestheadingtowardsthe Languedoc, 30 minutes from Avignon.Another certified organic superstar, established in 1996.74pristineacresofGrenache,SyrahandCinsaultfarmed exclusively organically in the limestone soils of Saint Hilaire dOzilhan and Castillon du Gard, just a few kilometers from the famous Pont du Gard Roman aqueduct. In reaction to the increasingly technical and artificial approach towineproduction,DomaineRougeGarancehasdecided, together with a group of Southern wine growers Les Toqus des Dentelles, to return to the old methods of vinification.Harvesting and grape sorting is done manually, the fermentation relies on the natural yeast in the grapes and evolves without the use of sulfur until the bottling process (when only a minimal dose is added to preserve the quality of the wine).Incredible freshness and fine tannins. They de-stem 100% of the crop, age in traditional cement tanks and bottle their wines unfined and lightly filtered.Energy, energy, energythese corks need to be pulled. This is not commercial Ctes du Rhne sold in bulk, this is some of the most gorgeous entry and village level Ctes du Rhne in the market today. A true classic, rich, spicy, yet effortlessly graceful and fresh.AdarlingoftheFrenchpressandsommelierscene.These wines can be found listed in all of the great wine bars.20'