Olivier Ravoire Côtes du Rhône red - 2021

By naming this range in honour of the epic of Capitan Ravoire – a valiant knight in the 16th century in the Comtat Venaissin in 1593 - Olivier Ravoire was keen to highlight the history of the Ravoire family. In this respect, the different appellations have been named using terms associated with chivalry.

Banderet, the name of our Côtes-du-Rhône vintage, is associated with the knight bannerets in the Ravoire family for several generations.

The vintage is the result of a meticulous blend of grapes from the best plots in the appellation.

This wine was created to offer a rich tasting experience to share and discover.

• Varietals: 70% Grenache, 30% Syrah

• Nature of the soils: Clay-limestone

• Winemaking: The grapes are picked at the peak of their phenolic maturity, stemmed, and treaded. This is followed by alcoholic fermentation at controlled temperature with mild regular extraction using pump-over. Vatting lasts approximately twenty days.

• Maturing: The blend is placed to mature for 10 months in concrete vats, followed by light filtering of the non-spliced wine.

• Residual sugar per litre: < 2 grams / liter.

• Tasting notes: Ruby red colour with garnet hues. Generous spicy nose balanced with aromas of red fruits. Ample and silky mouth feel, with pleasant melted tannins.

• Ideal serving temperature: from 16°C to 18°C.