Appellation : Côtes du Rhône Village Visan

Domain : Le Garrigon

Vintage : 2006

Tint : White

Alcohol : 12°5

Grape varieties : 100% viognier

Vine-age : 5 > 10 years

Density of planting : 3000 Pieds/hectares

Pruning : Royat Cordon

Yield : 25 hl/ha

Terroir : clayey-limestone

Vine-training : Mechanical work of the soil to avoid the use of weeds. We are on organic wine since 1997 because the respect of the environment.

Harvest : At sunrise, to take advantage of the night's freshness in order to avoid oxidation of the grapes juice.

Wine-making : Traditional. The grape comes to the cellar where it is stemmed and crushed, then it goes directly in the press. The juice remains 24 hours in the tank to undergo a natural decantation. The clear juice is put in a tank where it will begin and finish its fermentation with its own natural yeasts.

Maturing : in tank

Serving temperature : 10°

Ageing : 2 years

Tasting advices
    Sight : yellow, gold reflection
    Smell : honey, gingerbread
    Taste : silky

Serving suggestions : aperitif, exotic dish, roasted andouillette, sauce fish, apple tart, frangipane.

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