Domaine des Bernardins
Like many of this region’s villages, Beaumes-de-Venise has been producing wine since the Roman times but is unique for the production of sweet fortified wine or ‘vin doux natu...
Côtes-du-Rhône "Les Balmes" Red 2021
Côtes-du-Rhône
It is a very easy drinking wine, with velvety fruity aromas. A supple wine ideal for drinking throughout a meal.
This terroir driven wine is dominated by the classic southern Rhône grape Grenache with a touch of Syrah. We don’t follow any winemaking recipe but are constantly searching for the perfect expression of terroir with each vintage’s particular characteristics. We don’t go for overripe grapes and over-extraction, as we think the wine has to stay refreshing and balanced. Leaving the wine for 15 days in concrete vats, we try to gently extract the tannins and anthocyanins essential for the wine’s structure and colour. The wine doesn’t come into any contact with wood during aging.
This way the characteristics of our terroir can fully express themselves.
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Varietals |
Grenache 90%, Syrah 10% |
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Soils |
Tender limestone and gritty zones of sandy mollasse. |
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Robe |
Bright ruby color with cherry tinges. |
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Nose |
Complex, delicately spicy with red and black fruit aromas. |
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Palate |
Very rich in cherry flavors, a rounded palate with good length |
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Serve |
T°17-18°C |
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Potential aging |
Best drunk within 6 years |
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Yields |
45hl/ha - 2 hectares produced |
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Alcohol |
13,5° |
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