 Created in 1925, the Cave de Rasteau is one of the oldest cellars of the Côtes-du-Rhône wines. The Cellar owes its notoriety with the wines Doux Naturels thanks to Grenache black, type of vine king of the appellation. Misant always on Grenache, but by adding Syrah et Mourvèdre, the Cellar produces today dry red wines recognized and appreciated in the whole world. The terroir of Rasteau is very interesting, its ground is of a great diversity, argillaceous, stony, on slopes (350 meters), ideally exposed to the south. Superb Rasteau CDR Vilages Ortas Prestige 2006, resulting from old vines, with the nose of scrub, of fresh blackcurrant, with the mouth elegant and melted with a long final on réglissées and spiced notes, the ideal companion of the red meats, mushrooms and roasted small game.
In the line, the CDR-Villages-Rasteau Ortas Les Hauts du Village 2004 resulting from a compartmental selection, a long maceration and a partial maturing out of barrels, is a cordial wine, with powerful currant aromas, of pepper and black small fruits with brandy, of deep mouth, full and elegant at the same time, of guard. The CDR cuvée Les Viguiers blanc, with the peach notes, is a wine mouthfull, all of structure and perfumes, molten and persistent, to open on quenelles. Rasteau CDR Villages Domain of Pisan 2006 is resulting of winegrowing splendidly exposed, a soil with strong personality, located at 310 meters in altitude and where the average age of the vines is 35 years. This wine matured for 50% of the assembly out of barrels of oak for 12 months, of intense garnet-red dress, with the fruit nose of wood, is a wine with silky tannins, typified, very well-balanced in mouth, of very good guard. Out of Sweet aperitif wines, rare and succulent wines, like this Rasteau rouge Signature, pure Grenache, vines from 50 to 80 years, a wine only vinified in the best vintages, really formidable, with the rich aromatic cocoa and morello cherry, soft spice pallet, to taste on chocolate desserts. The Rasteau doré is delicate, with the liquor nose of mirabelle plum, the dry fruit and fruit compotes aromas, a true aperitif pleasure.
COORDONNEES
Owner's name : Jean-Jacques Dost
Who's in charge : Jean-Jacques Dost
Adress : Route des Princes d'Orange 84110 Rasteau
Phone : 04 90 10 90 10
Fax : 04 90 46 16 65
E-Mail : rasteau@vinsdusiecle.com
Top French Wines Site : www.topfrenchwines.com/rasteau
Personal website : www.rasteau.com
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THE MOST IMPORTANT
Vintages in sale |
Prestige 2007, Hauts du Village 2007 and Pisan 2007 |
Established |
1925 |
Average annual |
3 600 000 bottles |
Surface |
700 ha |
Vine Age |
40 years |
Soil and exposure |
Terraces argilo-limestones covered with rolled rollers, south-western, southern and south-eastern exposure |
Vine stocks |
Grenache, 20% Syrah-Mourvedre, 7% Cinsault, 8% Carignan, different 5% |
Technique |
Picked off vintage, CDR-Village Rasteau: long maceration with pigeage, maturing out of tanks concrete and barrels of oak |
Characteristics |
The Grenache is the principal type of vine of our wines. It produces heady, structured and aromatic wines and brings generosity and roundness to the assemblies |
Served with |
Game pot, coasts of lamb roasted with grasses, leg, roast of veal with morels, ox coasts, roasted pheasant, Peking duck, steaklet of duck, ravioles to truffles and foie gras |
Prices |
4,60 € to 12,50 € |
REFERENCES
References in France |
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Others references |
Guide Dussert-Gerber des Vins de France, Millésimes |
National and export sales (%) |
France : 78 - Export : 22 |
Main trading partners |
Canada, the USA, Germany, Belgium, Ireland, Great Britain, Japan, Netherlands |
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