Saint-Peray
Controlled appellation
Harmonie
"First vintage produced in 2001. With this blend of different plots, our aim is to express as accurately as possible the character of the Marsanne grape variety."
Organic and biodynamic methods are used for the entire domain.
TERROIR
The vines, on average thirty years old, are planted on colluvium mixed with coarse sand comprised of granite and clay-limestone.
2022 VINTAGE
Back to a hot, dry and early vintage…The season was definitively scarred by the draught, from May to August. The slop of Cornas had to adapt to this this situation with a very small growing, light grapes and lower yield in juice. Very nice Syrahs, but small quantities.The deeper and clayey historical plots in the feet of Saint-Péray hillsides helped our Marsannes to carry on, and to take advantage of the welcome rain around August 15th! Like a revenge on 2021 frost, with a very beautiful harvest of white grapes at the end…
OUR VINE GROWING AND WINEMAKING
• Organic certification for the vines and wine in the 2009 vintage and biodynamic methods used.
• Marsanne vines trained and pruned in the Gobelet style and supported by stakes.
• Hand-picked harvests.
• Winemaking at low temperature in concrete vats.
• Malo-lactic fermentation.
• Maturation on fine lees in concrete vats for approximately 8 months.
• Bottling in springtime after the harvest.
• Amount of sulphite reduced: 63 mg/l total SO2 (150 mg/litre authorised in organic winemaking).
• Production: 8.301 bottles.
• Ageing potential: 5 years.
THE ATMOSPHERE…
The dish :
deliciously soft Diois trout, served with a vegetable puree cooked with Indian spices, crunchy earth with dried ink.
The chef :
Baptiste Poinot, at the “Flaveurs” restaurant in Valence, Drôme.
… COMMENTS
2021 Vintage: "Also all Marsanne, the 2021 Saint-Péray Harmonie is a fresher, vibrant effort offering pretty citrus and orange pith-like aromatics, medium-bodied richness, nicely integrated acidity, and a clean, classy style that's going to shine on the dinner table over the coming 2-4 years.”
Jeb Dunnuck (15/12/2022): 91/100
