2024 Le Clos du Caillou "Le Caillou" Côtes du Rhône, Rhone Valley, FranceABOUT THIS WINE Hand picking with sorting in the vineyard and then in cellar. 80% destemming (20% wholes clusters) and vinification in concrete and stainless steel tanks with wild yeasts. Aging in concrete tanks for 4 months. 70% Grenache 15% Syrah 10% Mourvdre 5% Cinsault. The 2024 vintage, with more confidential volumes, reveals wines that are both balanced and concentrated, with silky tannins and controlled degrees. Complexity, finesse, freshness

and fermented without malolactic occurring

gently pressing and cold stabilization

To set the scene

Sourced entirely from Grand Cru vineyards in Le Mesnil sur Oger

Aged for over thirty months in oak casks and refined for a further six years

the press juice is kept separate and only added back to the red cuvees for tannin and structure if needed

and conversation go into the final component blend for Hermitage

” Raúl would certainly not self-apply any of these superlatives

This red blend

she struck out on her own with her project Daterra Viticultores

this wine can be enjoyed all on its own (well maybe with friends

with a focus on old vines