LES ÉGLANTIERS - Rosé - 2025

The Sweetbriers": A tribute to these shrub roses very present in the Mediterranean whose colors remind of the color of wine. Their fruit, rich in vitamin C, is used in medicine. Nicknamed "the king of rosés" by Balzac. It was said that in Châteauneuf they would only make white and red wine, and in Tavel only rosé. The vineyard of Tavel is located beyond the right bank of the Rhône, in the Gard region, on a plateau southwest of Orange.

The appellation can be divided into three different terroirs: sandy and clay soils in the southeast, terraces of alluvium and rolled pebbles in the northwest, and limestone scree in the west. These warm soils (the stones reflect the sun's rays to allow for excellent ripening) combined with a very windy Mediterranean climate make this wine a powerful, full-bodied, structured, and ample rosé.

We proceed with a gentle pressing thanks to a modern pneumatic press. Alcoholic fermentation takes place after settling of the must for 36 hours and occurs in a temperature-controlled stainless steel tank for 8 to 10 days between 18° and 20°C.

We then age the vintage on fine lees without malolactic fermentation to preserve the freshness, and bottling takes place in the following March after the harvest.