Producer
The Coulon family at Domaine de Beaurenard combine ambition and modesty to winning effect. They have run this estate for seven generations (its history can be traced back even further, to 1695) and it currently consists of thirty-two hectares in Châteauneuf and twenty-five in Rasteau. All thirteen permitted varieties are found here, and the vines average forty-five years old.
Vineyard
Parcels of old vines, between sixty and 100 years old, are used for this wine. They grow in complex soils, and the pudding stones so typical of the appellation provide extra heat to help the grapes mature. The grapes are harvested by hand.
Winery
Grapes were destemmed, slightly crushed and placed in a fermentation vat. A long fermentation period of between twenty-six and thirty-one days gave structure and colour to the wine. The wine was aged for eighteen months in a mix of fifty percent old French oak barriques, ten percent was new French oak barriques and forty percent in foudres.
