Coteaux de Béziers Carignan Blanc Amphora

Private: Domaine Emile & Rose

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

Coteaux de Beziers

Variety

Carignan Blanc

The amphora wines were inspired by a trip to Georgia by the founder of the domaine in 2004, and they have been produced at Emile & Rose since 2005. Carignan Blanc is a nearly extinct variety, and this cuvée comes from a pre-phylloxera, 1-hectare parcel planted by the founder's great grandfather in the 1920s!

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Vineyards in Corneilhan and Pailhes

Soil type

Clay-limestone on the hillside and sandy clay on the flat plains

Vine age1920s

Vineyard size1 ha Carignan Blanc

PruningGoblet

Altitude300 - 400 m

Vinification

Stainless steel and fiberglass tanks

Elevage40% in amphora, 60% in used barrels

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Fining/Filteringfining with vegetable proteins, tangential filtration

Additional info

Total production average7,500 bottles

UPC Code Bottle794020260628

More about
the producer

Private: Domaine Emile & Rose

Founded in 2004

27 hectares

In the 1930s and 1940s, the Coteaux de Béziers held the dubious title of the world capital of wine, because the appellation claimed single handedly to produce the largest volume of any region in the world. Whether or not this claim is verifiable, what is certain is that they used the high yielding local grape called Aramon to produce large quantities of low alcohol wine to give “courage” to French workers and soldiers who were legally entitled to a liter of wine per day.

In the 1950s, much of the Aramon was ripped out and replanted to Cabernet, Merlot, Syrah, and other more “noble” grapes. Marc and Anne-Laure Royo were particularly attracted to the Domaine d’Emile & Rose because they had maintained old vines of Aramon. What’s more, the granddaughter of Emile and Rose, had...