Type

Red Wine

Appellation

IGP Ardeche

Variety

100% Cabernet Sauvignon

The 100% Cabernet Sauvignon comes from clay-limestone terroir near the villages Jalès and Les Cruzières. The combination of warm climate with cool nights from the high altitude allows for the Cabernet to fully ripen while retaining balance and a delicious flavor that hits the Cabernet receptors spot on. Since the creation of the coop in the 1960s, the Vignerons Ardechois have used a decentralized system where 12 local vinification centers receive grapes from the nearby vineyards.

Viticulture

Soil type

Clay-limestone

Vine age1990s - 2010s (60% > 20 years old))

Vineyard size409 ha

PruningCordon Royat

ExpositionSouth & Southeast

Altitude250-300 m

Vinification

70% stainless steel 30% concrete tanks, maceration at 25-28º for 10-12 days

Elevage4-6 months in stainless steel

Harvest typeMachine Harvested

Fining/FilteringFining with bentonite / Tangential filtering

Additional info

Total production average250,000 bottles

UPC Code Bottle3274440062745

More about
the producer

Vignerons Ardèchois

Founded in 1967

6000 hectares

Founded in 1967, Vignerons Ardèchois is one of the largest and best-run cooperatives in southeastern France. The vineyards are farmed by 1,000 different families who tend between 5 and 25 hectares each. Vignerons Ardèchois allows them to preserve the rural atmosphere and way of life in the region - over half of the families still practice polyculture farming, and grow stone fruits, olives, almonds, and lavender in addition to tending their vineyards.

Located between the foothills of the Cévennes and the Rhône river at an average altitude of nearly 300 meters, the cooperative lies outside the typical division of Northern and Southern Rhône, and can be considered the “Wild West” of the Rhône Valley. The southern latitude allows the grapes to fully ripen, but the unusual fre...