Collines Rhodaniennes Marsanne Blanc Rendez-Vous

Domaine Barou

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

IGP Collines Rhodaniennes

Variety

Marsanne

The Barou's Marsanne IGP delights and surprises even the staunchest naysayers of Northern Rhône whites. It's acid, it's grace, it's passion fruit in a glass. Simply delightful.

Viticulture

Soil type

Granitic

Vineyard size9ha

Vinification

With 80% destemmed grapes, the vinification starts with skin maceration that last between 10 and 12 hours.

ElevageThe wine is aged for 9 months, half in oak barrels and for the other part in stainless steel tanks.

More about
the producer

Domaine Barou

Founded in 1971

10 hectares

Emmanuel Barou's grandfather established the family farm outside Charnas, in a remote area of the Ardèche in 1928. His goal was to create a self-sustaining farm, where the family could grow all of their own produce and raise their own animals, then sell off whatever excess they had. Later, Emmanuel's father Alexis took over the farm and continued to raise dairy cows, tend peach and apricot orchards, and grow grapes. In 1971, Alexis took the risk of a total conversion to organic farming. At the time, a market for organic produce did not exist in France, so until 1983, he continued to sell his organic produce to conventional wholesalers (and at conventional prices) despite much lower yields!

In 1997, after studying viticulture and oenology in Orange and Avignon, Emmanuel too...