GDR red
An ancestor of the Fabre family, Guillaume de Rouville was a noble-minded and respected city councillor of Lyon in 1589.
VARIETIES
Syrah / Grenache
VINES
At 400 metres altitude. The locality « Olagnon » north-facing soils impart great minerality to the grapes.
VINIFICATION
The grapes, with their stems, are gravity-fed into a truncated-cone wood vat, specially designed for the quantity of grapes used for this cuvée.
AGEING
The wines are aged in one of two types of barrel: demi-muids and foudres. In total, ageing lasts 18 months on average.
TASTING NOTES
This wine, made with grapes from the best plots, is a deep crimson. Its voluptuous and sensual character evokes the terroir, exuding blackberry and herby garrigue flavours.
