IGP Cevennes Claux d’Ozon

Agarrus

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

50% Syrah
35% Grenache
0& 15% Tempranillo

Viticulture

Vineyard name

Claux d'Ozon, Les Rompudes, Les Moutes, & Bérintin

Soil type

Sandy clay over limestone

Vine age1956-1987

PruningDouble Cordon de Royat

ExpositionSouth-southwest

Vinification

Native yeast fermentation in stainless steel tanks

ElevageStainless steel tanks

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

Total production average11,800 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 ...