Domaine la Soumade Cotes Du Rhone
REGION: Rhone, France
VARIETIES: Grenache, Syrah
ALCOHOL: 14.5%
VITICULTURE: Conventional
YEAR: 2021
INFO: The Soumade estate covers 26 hectares, including a new plot of 2.5 hectares of the finest land in Rasteau – pure ‘Argile bleue’ with 60 year old vines. The yields at Soumade are low with around 40 hl/ha for his Côtes du Rhône. All the grapes are picked exclusively by hand. Full bodied, powerful fruit with a lacing of pepper from a portion of Syrah blended in, this is generous Rhone wine regardless belying its basic ranking. An organic regime is adhered to in the vineyard, and the wines are bottled without fining or filtration.