Cairanne AOC Sans Soufre Ajouté

Camille Cayran Cave de Cairanne

This living wine is structured with plenty of well ripened tannins playing across the palate without being austere at all, blossoming when decanted from something thoughtfully savoury to a wine that is by turn after turn more floral and absinthe like in its spice profile. Juicy fresh berries and black fruit dance with notes of tobacco and dark chocolate. The length and complexity speak for themselves, a beautiful wine at a stunning price. Serve at 18ºC.

"Attractive violets, liquorice, and freshly squished blackberries on the nose, leading onto a medium-bodied palate but showing plenty of flavour and impact. This has remarkably bright acidity and real intensity, and it’s enjoyably tight and tense. No added sulphites at all during the production process, which explains in part its very dark colour - SO2 can strip out colour from a wine. Retailing at just £13.99 in the UK, this is extremely good value for money." —Matt Walls, Decanter, 91 points

Country:  France

Region:  Cairanne, Rhône Valley

Appellation:  Cairanne AOC

Climate:  Warm Mediterranean

Altitude:  98-339m

Soils:  Stony limestone clay slopes

Varietal/Blend:  60% Grenache, 40% Syrah

Fermentation:  Pre-fermentation cold soak of 48 hours, then fermented for six weeks in concrete with daily cap management via a combination of delestage, pigeage, and remontage according to how Denis Crespo feels the ferment is going.

Ageing:  Aged 10 months in concrete.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Hand harvested from Cairanne vineyards located on south-facing Miocene slopes north of the village — Erisoion has combined the mass of limestone pebbles with a rare flint that alternates with marl. Organic farming. Sorted vigorously. 25-40 year old vines. 30hl/ha yield.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  871182

About the Producer

Denis Crespo & 65 Growers


Cairanne, Rhône Valley, France

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Cairanne AOC Sans Soufre Ajouté
Camille Cayran Cave de Cairanne
This living wine is structured with plenty of well ripened tannins playing across the palate without being austere at all, blossoming when decanted from something thoughtfully savoury to a wine that is by turn after turn more floral and absinthe like in its spice profile. Juicy fresh berries and black fruit dance with notes of tobacco and dark chocolate. The length and complexity speak for themselves, a beautiful wine at a stunning price. Serve at 18ºC.

"Attractive violets, liquorice, and freshly squished blackberries on the nose, leading onto a medium-bodied palate but showing plenty of flavour and impact. This has remarkably bright acidity and real intensity, and it’s enjoyably tight and tense. No added sulphites at all during the production process, which explains in part its very dark colour - SO2 can strip out colour from a wine. Retailing at just £13.99 in the UK, this is extremely good value for money." —Matt Walls, Decanter, 91 points

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Cairanne, Rhône Valley

Appellation:  Cairanne AOC

Climate:  Warm Mediterranean

Altitude:  98-339m

Soils:  Stony limestone clay slopes

Varietal/Blend:  60% Grenache, 40% Syrah

Fermentation:  Pre-fermentation cold soak of 48 hours, then fermented for six weeks in concrete with daily cap management via a combination of delestage, pigeage, and remontage according to how Denis Crespo feels the ferment is going.

Ageing:  Aged 10 months in concrete.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Hand harvested from Cairanne vineyards located on south-facing Miocene slopes north of the village — Erisoion has combined the mass of limestone pebbles with a rare flint that alternates with marl. Organic farming. Sorted vigorously. 25-40 year old vines. 30hl/ha yield.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  871182

Andrew Stewart | Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-604-0408 | E: andrew@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba | Edmonton + Alberta North

 T: 780-203-5284 | E: joe@vinoalvino.ca

Cairanne AOC Sans Soufre Ajouté
Camille Cayran Cave de Cairanne
This living wine is structured with plenty of well ripened tannins playing across the palate without being austere at all, blossoming when decanted from something thoughtfully savoury to a wine that is by turn after turn more floral and absinthe like in its spice profile. Juicy fresh berries and black fruit dance with notes of tobacco and dark chocolate. The length and complexity speak for themselves, a beautiful wine at a stunning price. Serve at 18ºC.

"Attractive violets, liquorice, and freshly squished blackberries on the nose, leading onto a medium-bodied palate but showing plenty of flavour and impact. This has remarkably bright acidity and real intensity, and it’s enjoyably tight and tense. No added sulphites at all during the production process, which explains in part its very dark colour - SO2 can strip out colour from a wine. Retailing at just £13.99 in the UK, this is extremely good value for money." —Matt Walls, Decanter, 91 points

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Cairanne, Rhône Valley

Appellation:  Cairanne AOC

Climate:  Warm Mediterranean

Altitude:  98-339m

Soils:  Stony limestone clay slopes

Varietal/Blend:  60% Grenache, 40% Syrah

Fermentation:  Pre-fermentation cold soak of 48 hours, then fermented for six weeks in concrete with daily cap management via a combination of delestage, pigeage, and remontage according to how Denis Crespo feels the ferment is going.

Ageing:  Aged 10 months in concrete.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Hand harvested from Cairanne vineyards located on south-facing Miocene slopes north of the village — Erisoion has combined the mass of limestone pebbles with a rare flint that alternates with marl. Organic farming. Sorted vigorously. 25-40 year old vines. 30hl/ha yield.

ABV:  14.5%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  871182

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Andrew Stewart

403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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