Ceps centenaires, la Meme, Domaine Gramenon

Demeter certified - Organic

Two pieces of land located on Gramenon hillsides in Montbrison sur Lez. Very old Grenache vines (120 years old) planted with suitable reproductive varieties selected according to biodynamic criterias.Yield: 20 hl/ha

Gramenon lies on sandstone and shell-sandy soils, making a relief on this landscape of sandy safre. This sandstone bank comes from a molasse layer left by a former maritime coastline under the influence of tidal streams circa 12 million years ago.

Natural wine-making process. Sorted manual picking. Maceration of whole clusters during 18 days in concrete tanks. Partially de-stemmed clusters
Fermentation with natural yeasts. Light addition of sulfite after malolactic fermentation, depending on vintages. Ageing:12 months barrel ageing

Domaine Gramenon was created in 1978 and basks in MONTBRISON-SUR-LEZ in Drôme provençale, at the bottom of the first pre-Alps foothills, the domain stands at a 350 m altitude in the most northern part of the southern Côtes du Rhône area.

Grenache is the most adapted grape variety to our latitudes and expresses here with elegance and freshness.
This is demonstrated by the presence of many old vines parcels (aged from 50 to 120 years).
The combined influence of the wines’ age (and deep rooting) together with the specific nature of soils confer our wines a special and unique profile.
To maintain the outstanding quality of the vegetal heritage, each wine plant planted comes from the “massal” selection of the vineyard.

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