Ardeche

Les Classiques Merlot

Vignerons Ardèchois

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

IGP Ardeche

Variety

100% Merlot

Viticulture

Soil type

Chalky clay soils.

ExpositionSouth east

Vinification

This wine is made according to traditional methods, at a controlled temperature (25°C). Its period in vats lasts 8 to 10 days.

More about
the producer

Vignerons Ardèchois

Founded in 1967

6000 hectares

Founded in 1967, Vignerons Ardèchois is one of the largest and best-run cooperatives in southeastern France. The vineyards are farmed by 1,000 different families who tend between 5 and 25 hectares each. Vignerons Ardèchois allows them to preserve the rural atmosphere and way of life in the region - over half of the families still practice polyculture farming, and grow stone fruits, olives, almonds, and lavender in addition to tending their vineyards.

Located between the foothills of the Cévennes and the Rhône river at an average altitude of nearly 300 meters, the cooperative lies outside the typical division of Northern and Southern Rhône, and can be considered the “Wild West” of the Rhône Valley. The southern latitude allows the grapes to fully ripen, but the unusual fre...