Wine Portfolio : Rhone Valley

Vin de Pays Appellations

These Vin de Pays are Cotes du Rhone domaines with vines outside of the Cotes du Rhone AOC or which declassify some of their Cotes du Rhone vines to produce Vin de Pays. Vin de Pays appellations control the production per hectare but do not control the grapes (cepages) used.

J et R imports Vin de Pays from these excellent estates:

Domaine de l'Espigouette
Domaine du Vieux Chêne
Domaine des Amouriers

Domaine de l'Espigouette

Fiche Technique:

Grapes: 70% grenache, 30% syrah, carignon and cinsault.
Fermentation:4 a 5 days
Filter: slight
Aging: 6-9 months in enamelled cement
Notes: handpicked; 25 + years old vines.

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Vin de Pays de la Principauté d'Orange rouge 2000

Very bright, warm and vigorous. Sachet. Citrus peels and clove. Flavorful, forthcoming, quaffable. Vines are across the path from the domaine's Cotes du Rhone vines, so must be declassified as a vin de pays. Rivals most Cotes du Rhones. 70% grenache, 30% syrah, carignan & cinsault; handpicked from 25+ year old vines. No fining; slight filtration. No oak. 800 cases made. The 2001 arrives late fall.

Domaine du Vieux Chêne

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Fiche Technique:

Grapes:
cuvee Friande: 80% grenache, 20% syrah. averaging 40 years old vines.
cuvee merlot: 100% merlot. 15 years old vines.
cuvee Dame Vieille: 50% grenache (80 + years), 50% syrah (25 years).
Fermentation: traditional in steel.
Filter: slight
Elevage: 6-9 in cement.
Notes: biologically certified as an organic wine.

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Vin de Pays de Vaucluse rouge 2000 cuvée Friande

Red fruit, good structure, very full and agreeable for a Vin de Pays. Silver medal at Tasters Guild Consumers Wine Competition 2001. 80% grenache, 20% syrah. No oak. Certified biologique (organic) wine.

Vin de Pays de Vaucluse rouge 2000 cuvée Merlot

Unique, offering attributes found in no other merlot. Well-extracted and lightly tannic, showing aromas of cherry, bramble, and tea. Very lively, spicy, and nervy, with good depth of character. Bronze medal at Tasters Guild Consumers Wine Competition 2001. 100% Merlot. No oak. Certified biologique (organic) wine.

Vin de Pays de Vaucluse rouge 2000 cuvée la Dame Vieille

Deep red with violet tints. Bouquet of ripe cassis and mulberry, with notes of vanilla. In Hour Detroit, Master Sommelier Madeline Triffon says "This is a lot of sophisticated wine for the money. Opaque purple. There's spice and smoke and lots of sweet dense dark fruit, like freshly crushed dark berries; there's some serious tannin, too." Silver medal at Tasters Guild Consumers Wine Competition 2001. 50% grenache (80 year old vines), 50% syrah. No oak. Certified biologique (organic) wine.

Domaine des Amouriers

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Vin de Pays de Vaucluse rouge 2000

Gold medal at Concours National des Vins Biologique. 40% grenache, 33% carignan, 12% merlot, 10% syrah, 5% cinsault. Each grape variety fermented separately.

Wine Portfolio : Rhone Valley Vin de Pays Appellations These Vin de Pays are Cotes du Rhone domaines with vines outside of the Cotes du Rhone AOC or which declassify some of their Cotes du Rhone vines to produce Vin de Pays. Vin de Pays appellations control the production per hectare but do not control the grapes (cepages) used. J et R imports Vin de Pays from these excellent estates: Domaine de l'Espigouette Domaine du Vieux Chêne Domaine des Amouriers

	Domaine de l'Espigouette
Fiche Technique: Grapes: 70% grenache, 30% syrah, carignon and cinsault. Fermentation:4 a 5 days Filter: slight Aging: 6-9 months in enamelled cement Notes: handpicked; 25 + years old vines. For our retail partners: Shelf talkers - Download PDFs to print and use in your store displays Label sheets - Download a PDF of these labels	Vin de Pays de la Principauté d'Orange rouge 2000 Very bright, warm and vigorous. Sachet. Citrus peels and clove. Flavorful, forthcoming, quaffable. Vines are across the path from the domaine's Cotes du Rhone vines, so must be declassified as a vin de pays. Rivals most Cotes du Rhones. 70% grenache, 30% syrah, carignan & cinsault; handpicked from 25+ year old vines. No fining; slight filtration. No oak. 800 cases made. The 2001 arrives late fall.

	Domaine du Vieux Chêne
Fiche Technique: Grapes: cuvee Friande: 80% grenache, 20% syrah. averaging 40 years old vines. cuvee merlot: 100% merlot. 15 years old vines. cuvee Dame Vieille: 50% grenache (80 + years), 50% syrah (25 years). Fermentation: traditional in steel. Filter: slight Elevage: 6-9 in cement. Notes: biologically certified as an organic wine. For our retail partners: Shelf talkers - Download PDFs to print and use in your store displays Label sheets - Download a PDF of these labels	Vin de Pays de Vaucluse rouge 2000 cuvée Friande Red fruit, good structure, very full and agreeable for a Vin de Pays. Silver medal at Tasters Guild Consumers Wine Competition 2001. 80% grenache, 20% syrah. No oak. Certified biologique (organic) wine. Vin de Pays de Vaucluse rouge 2000 cuvée Merlot Unique, offering attributes found in no other merlot. Well-extracted and lightly tannic, showing aromas of cherry, bramble, and tea. Very lively, spicy, and nervy, with good depth of character. Bronze medal at Tasters Guild Consumers Wine Competition 2001. 100% Merlot. No oak. Certified biologique (organic) wine. Vin de Pays de Vaucluse rouge 2000 cuvée la Dame Vieille Deep red with violet tints. Bouquet of ripe cassis and mulberry, with notes of vanilla. In Hour Detroit, Master Sommelier Madeline Triffon says "This is a lot of sophisticated wine for the money. Opaque purple. There's spice and smoke and lots of sweet dense dark fruit, like freshly crushed dark berries; there's some serious tannin, too." Silver medal at Tasters Guild Consumers Wine Competition 2001. 50% grenache (80 year old vines), 50% syrah. No oak. Certified biologique (organic) wine.

	Domaine des Amouriers
For our retail partners: Shelf talkers - Download PDFs to print and use in your store displays Label sheets - Download a PDF of these labels	Vin de Pays de Vaucluse rouge 2000 Gold medal at Concours National des Vins Biologique. 40% grenache, 33% carignan, 12% merlot, 10% syrah, 5% cinsault. Each grape variety fermented separately.