2020 Chateau Lauzade rosé

Vineyard notes

TERROIRS

The grapes hail from bush-pruned vines from east and west-facing vineyards, located in the commune of Luc-en-Provence in the valley north of the Maures hills. Deep clay soil with limestone scree.

FARMING

Sustainably farmed. The vineyards are worked gently with a tractor in the winter and spring. Over the winter, sheep graze on the flowery cover crop, lending essential nutrients and microbes to the soil. The vineyard team practices de-budding and a green harvest to reduce yields.

VINE AGE

30 year-old vine on average

AVERAGE YIELD

45 hectoliters per hectare

WINEMAKING

The grapes are mechanically harvested at night to preserve freshness, separated by varietal, and are then pressed gently - 40% as whole clusters and 60% de-stemmed. The free-run juice is racked into stainless steel tanks and left to cold macerate for two hours. The must is then vinified and undergoes a two-week alcoholic fermentation at 56°F. Aged on fine lies between November and January, with weekly batonnages (lees steering). Malolactic fermentation is avoided to preserve the minerality, tension and purity of the grapes. The different varietals are then fined, blended and left to settle for two to three months. A light filtration follows before bottling. The Sénéclauze family has hired the energetic Dijon native and Burgundian-trained Gérald Damidot to vinify this cuvée

ANNUAL PRODUCTION

~90,000 bottles or 7,500 cases

Tasting notes

There are roses, and then there are roses from Provence. This brilliant, salmon-hued stunner couldn't be a better textbook example! Brilliant and salmon-hued, it offers lovely aromatics of crushed red berries, guava and fragrant hints of Turkish delight! A fresh minerality and citrusy finish infuses a juicy and generous palate, making this an easy-to-love wine for all occasions.

Technical notes 

Varietal: 90 % Grenache, 10 % Syrah 

Appellation: Var, Côtes de Provence 

TA: 4.9 g/L 

RS: 0.4 g/L 

Alcohol: 13.0 %