IGP Cevennes Chapeau de Paille Rosé

Agarrus

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Type

Rose Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

50% Syrah
25% Grenache Noir
20% Cinsault
0& 5% Carignan

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Bérintin, La Gardiole, Lussan, & Clos d'Ozon

Soil type

Clay-limestone, sandy clay, and marl

Vine age1964-1995

PruningDouble Cordon de Royat

ExpositionSouth, East-west

Vinification

24 hour skin maceration followed by native yeast fermentation in stainless steel tanks

ElevageStainless steel tanks

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

Total production average2,900 bottles

UPC Code Bottle794020260581

More about
the producer

Agarrus

Founded in 2007

10 hectares

It sounds a bit like a fairytale, but it’s true. After years of delivering mail in his native Alsace, Serge Scherrer transferred to the South of France and took over the mail route in the potter's village of Saint-Quentin-la-Poterie. Although Serge grew up and studied winemaking in Alsace, he wasn’t able to create a domaine from scratch in his home region. Regardless, Serge always stayed friends with winemakers in the region, notably with natural wine legend Bruno Schueller.

After settling in the south near the quaint medieval town of Uzès, Serge purchased four hectares of old vine hillside vineyards around Saint-Quentin that no other vigneron cared to bother with. However, the site’s small yields were producing some of the best fruit around. After his official retirement ...