IGP Cevennes Autres Horizons

Agarrus

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Pack Shot Agarrus IGP Cévennes _Autres Horizons_ 2021

Type

White Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

70% Grenache Blanc
30% Colombard

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Lussan - Rompudes

Soil type

Sandy marl over limestone

Vine age1196-2013

PruningDouble Cordon de Royat

ExpositionSouth / Southwest

Vinification

24 hours of skin contact followed by native yeast fermentation in stainless steel tanks

Elevage8 months sur-lie in stainless steel tanks

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

Total production average3,200 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 ...