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Domaine Barou

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

IGP Collines Rhodaniennes

Variety

Chardonnay

The nose is open with a mixture of fleshy yellow fruits and floral notes. The palate is well rounded and balanced with a mineral and lemony tension.

Viticulture

Soil type

Granite

Vineyard size0.6ha

Vinification

Skin maceration that lasts between 10 and 12 hours. Then the alcoholic fermentation happens in stainless steel tanks

Elevage9 month in tanks

Harvest typeHand Harvested

More about
the producer

Domaine Barou

Founded in 1971

10 hectares

Emmanuel Barou's grandfather established the family farm outside Charnas, in a remote area of the Ardèche in 1928. His goal was to create a self-sustaining farm, where the family could grow all of their own produce and raise their own animals, then sell off whatever excess they had. Later, Emmanuel's father Alexis took over the farm and continued to raise dairy cows, tend peach and apricot orchards, and grow grapes. In 1971, Alexis took the risk of a total conversion to organic farming. At the time, a market for organic produce did not exist in France, so until 1983, he continued to sell his organic produce to conventional wholesalers (and at conventional prices) despite much lower yields!

In 1997, after studying viticulture and oenology in Orange and Avignon, Emmanuel too...