Gardarem

Soil

Gardarem has been made from 3 isolated plots with an exceptional and unique terroirs. One of these parcels is typical from those terroirs situated on Southern Luberon high hills: very rocky soils, clayey and deep. The exposure favours earliness and a beautiful grape ripeness. The two other plots are situated on Northern Luberon sides at 300 m and 450m high on clayey and chalky soils.

Grapes

85 % Syrah
15 % Grenache noir

Harvest and Vinification

Thirty year old vines. Cordon de Royat pruning system and unbudding in the heart. Vertical trellises. Exposure of the grapes to the rising sun.
Soft extractions aiming fullness and velvety features. Long fermentation at low temperature, followed by a 4-week maceration. The maturing is done after the malo-lactic fermentation, all in new French oak barrels, from Tronçais forest, on a selection Colbert of Nadalié cooper.