Les Pious
CÔTES DU RHÔNE
Red
The domain has been organically farmed for many years, and this wine is a real delight with its fruitiness and roundness. It is very gently, filling it with fruit aromas. With its delicate tannis, it is a full wine with slight sweetness and a good length to it.
OWNER
Rémy Pouizin
WINE MAKER
Since 1922, Rémi Pouizin’s family have built up the domain, and now it is his turn. Rémi Pouizin intends to carry on developing the domain and experimenting with natural methods, enriching the soil through ploughing, and creating a healthy environment for the vine.
SITE
The family vineyard is situated on the Visan terroir in the Enclave des Papes.
GRAPE VARIETY
70% Grenache, 30% Syrah.
SOIL
Calcareous soil made up of black clay and gravel.
GROWING METHOD
Inspired by biodynamics, which favours the natural working of the soil, the domaine has been organically farmed for many years, making the purest and most natural wines possible, without the use of any oenological products or chemical additives, and only very limited use of sulphites. The vines are between 25-35 years old.
SURFACE AREA
30 hectares.
DENSITY
5000 vines / hectare.
VINIFICATION
The grapes are destemmed and vinified at a low temperature in concrete vats for 8-15 days, then aged and bottled before the following summer.
AGEING
The wine is aged gently, and bottled at the château.