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Fine wines produced by exceptional estates, many of them family-owned.

Châteauneuf-du-Pape

Rhône :: France

https://www.lavau.fr/en/

Estate::

The Lavau family has been involved in winemaking for several generations and settled in the Rhone Valley in 1964. Today, brothers Frederic and Benoit Lavau are rapidly building a reputation for excellent, value-oriented and critically acclaimed wines which embody their savoir-faire and respect of terroir.

Grape varieties::

Grenache 50%, Syrah 40%, Mourvèdre 10%

Vinification::

The grapes are entirely de-stemmed and placed in temperature- controlled vats to macerate for 30 days with two rack-and-return operations at the start of fermentation, followed by two pumping-over operations per day.

ageing::

50% of the wine is aged in vat, and 50% in 450L barrels previously used for 1 or 2 vintages, for a period of 12 months, before being blended with the vat-aged wine.