Le Clos des Lumières -- CdR Villages Rouge

Really lovely easy going classic Côtes du Rhône, with fantastic price/quality ratio. All estate fruit from a 50 hectare family farm founded in 1946 by the grandfather of the domain’s current winemaker, Gerald Serrano. Gerald took his family’s property to the next level in 2003 when he began bottling the juice from his own grapes, instead of selling them off to the local cooperative.

Grape: Syrah 50%, Grenache 30%, Mourvèdre 20%

Region: Côtes du Rhône, Rhône Valley, France

Farming: Organic, Sustainable, harvested at night (to limit oxidation), estate vineyards, chalky clay soil, old vines

Winery: Destemmed