IGP Roussanne Avec le Temps

Domaine Barou

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Type

White Wine

Appellation

IGP Collines Rhodaniennes

Variety

80% Roussanne
10% Vermentino
10% Viognier.

Beautiful gold color with silver highlights. Straight, delicate nose with a bouquet of white flowers. The wine is fluid and discreet, with good tension on the palate and a finish of yellow fruit and toasty notes. Lots of freshness.

Viticulture

Soil type

Granitic

Vineyard size0.8ha

Vinification

The grapes are harvested and 80% is destemmed, then the vinification starts by 10/12 hours of maceration.

ElevageAged for 9 months.

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...