Famille Perrin - Les Crus

Famille Perrin Rasteau - L'Andéol - 2016

Presentation

Our Rasteau L'Andéol is a delightful wine that will pair well with traditional hearty cuisine. You can age it for 6-7 years.

Ageing

90% in stainless steel, 10% in Foudres. Ageing for 6 months before bottling.

The vintage

The 2016 vintage in the Southern Rhone valley is exceptional, both in terms of quality and quantity, thanks to idyllic weather conditions that protected the region from climatic accidents throughout the whole year.

Famille Perrin - Les Crus

Famille Perrin Rasteau - L'Andéol - 2016

Serving

Serve in big glasses at 18°C.

Tasting

This wine offers a generous nose with spicy notes underlined by black fruit (kirsch cherries). The attack is frank and continues with a beautiful volume around tight tannins, aromas of spices and some floral notes.

Famille Perrin - Les Crus

Famille Perrin Rasteau - L'Andéol - 2016

Location

A 2 hectare vineyard that we farm with south facing terraces, protected from the Mistral.


Terroir

Old terraces of gravel on sand and Pliocene clay.