Description
“No one… ever paid much attention to the wines of the out-of-the-way village of Sabran – until a careful, thoughtful winemaker like Rémy Klein came along.” Andrew Jefford, The New France
“Proprietor Rémy Klein is one of the most consistently top-flight winemakers among the Côtes du Rhone producers.” Robert Parker, The erobertparker.com
Rémy Klein (makes wines that proudly speak of their place, Sabran) high up in the hills with soils comprised of sand and limestone. He picks his fruit a bit earlier than most resulting in a range of fresh, highly refined Côtes du Rhône wines brimming with fruit and character. There is a purity and freshness (cooler temperature/more natural acid resulting altitude) in his wines quite distinct from many of the Côtes du Rhones produced at lower altitudes and on alluvial soils.
Certified organic. 70% Grenache and 30% Syrah. All the fruit for Olivier Klein’s killer-value entry-level Côtes-du-Rhône grows on the Estate’s highland vineyards of loess over limestone and sandstone, set on south- and east-facing slopes around the wooded hamlet of Sabran at 250 metres. Olivier aims for a fruited vin de soif style with this wine—juicy, floating fruit and sweetly floral perfumes. It always hits the spot. The wine spent 6 to 8 days on skins, partly in whole bunches, for lift and a buoyant structure.
Aged for six months in concrete, it’s a vibrant and perfumed Grenache-led Côtes-du-Rhône, pale ruby and purple in the glass, with an explosion of raspberry and wild strawberry fruit lifted by lilac and violet perfume. The palate is crisp, fresh and fine, rounding out around supple, controlled tannins with a thread of minerality through the finish. It is already singing praises to the perfume and charm of high-country Grenache.
RRP $42 *Our Special Price $35.99 when you buy 6 of this wine
