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A rocky peak dominating the Orange plain, watered by the Aygues, sun-drenched slopes, scrubland: Cairanne was an ideal site for viticulture.
Cairanne's climate , is particularly suited to winegrowing: hot and dry, cleansed by the mistral, lesser quantities of chemical treatments are needed for the vines. Our goal between now and the year 2008 is to use integrated farming methods over 70% of the vineyard and 100% by the year 2013.
Vinification methods are modern without ever yielding to trends. Many of the cuvées are unfiltered. A large part of the harvest is not destemmed. Our entire Côtes du Rhône villages harvest is picked by hand. The effluents from the cave are retreated in our own treatment plant.
We are looking toward the long-term management of our territory
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THE AYGUES RIVER TERRACES :
Of recent formation (at geological scale), 12,000 years, they are formed from the alluvia of the river Aygues.
On the surface, stones mixed with recently deposited silt ensure a sufficient water reserve until spring. The deeper layers, composed of limestone crusting and gravel, do not retain water. The winegrower's work consists in reducing the early vegetative development to favour ripening of the fruit.
The result is fine, elegant wine, marked by red fruit.
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THE GUARRIGUES (SCRUBLAND) :
To the south and south-east of the village, a more ancient formation (Quaternary period – 200,000 years), this terroir is composed of ancient alluvia from the rivers Aygues and Ouvèze.
Rocks and reddish clays near the surface, stones, with deeper layers of sandy-limestone and gravel, resulting in less fertile soils, with little although regular water reserves at depth, enabling the vine to develop a good root structure.
This terroir favours the production of generous, full-bodied wine, with spice and leather aromas.
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THE MOUNTAIN :
The soils here are the most ancient (10 to 15 million years old), the result of successive upheavals: marine sedimentation (shells), continental sedimentation (sandy marl, lacustral clay deposits) to which are added pebbles carried along by the mountain rivers.
This is a multi-faceted and truly magnificent landscape.
The wines from the mountain give the assemblage, or blend, a well-constituted strength, developing Cairanne tertiary aromas.
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