Coteaux de Béziers Rouge 5 Seaux

Private: Domaine Emile & Rose

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Coteaux de Beziers

Variety

Cinsault, Merlot, Syrah, Marselan, Carignan Noir, Cabernet Sauvignon

The cuvée 5 Seaux (which means five buckets, but is also a pun on Cinsault, which predominates the blend) is vinified using carbonic maceration and aged in stainless steel to ensure a fresh, lively, lower ABV wine that is completely atypical for such a warm region.

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Vineyards in Corneilhan and Pailhes

Soil type

Sandy clay

Vineyard size27 ha (total domaine)

Vinification

Semi-carbonic natural vinification with indigenous yeasts

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

Total production average50,000 bottles

UPC Code Bottle794020260666

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...