Domaine Saint Laurent looks to export quality Châteauneuf-du-Pape

The Domaine Saint Laurent, a vineyard in the Rhone Valley, is seeking international distributors and importers for its wines. The estate produces a wide range of high-quality wines, including Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Côtes du Rhône Villages.

[ClickPress, Thu Oct 19 2006] The Châteauneuf-du-Pape Rouge comes from an assemblage of 90% Grenache Noir grape and 10% Syrah grape. It has a deep red colour with purple shades and a fragrant bouquet, combining mocha, violet, blackberry, blackcurrant and a hint of cinnamon. It is a full-bodied wine that improves with age. On the palate, it reveals flavours of kirsch, dark chocolate and candied fruits with hints of flint and oak.

The Côtes du Rhône Villages 2003 La Tamardière is made from grapes that are 70% Grenache Noir and 30% Mourvedre, and has an intense purple colour. Its bouquet reveals aromas of red fruit, blackberries and blackcurrants. It taste has spicy touches with a hint of vanilla and aromas of fruits of the forest.

The Côtes du Rhône L’Aubrespin is made from 60% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah and 20% Cinsault grape varieties. Its colour is cherry red and deep purple. It has an aromatic bouquet of fruits in alcohol. The flavour carries silky undertones followed by red berries, wild strawberries and cherries. The taste ends with a light touch of liquorice. This wine can be appreciated by connoisseurs and amateur wine lovers alike.

The Côtes du Rhône La Garriguette is an assemblage of Clairette, Grenache Blanc and Roussanne grape varieties. It is of an intense, yet pale, yellow colour, and features a complex bouquet with aromatic hints of ripe fruits, peach and pear that ends with a touch of lemon. The flavour is round and balanced with fresh hints of peach, pear and lemon.


About Domaine Saint Laurent

Domaine Saint Laurent is a family-run vineyard in the Rhone Valley (in south-east France). The Domaine Saint Laurent vineyard uses traditional methods to cultivate wines across its 30 hectares and four different soil types. Grapes are still harvested by hand and no pesticides are used on the estate.
In order to strengthen its export position, the Domaine Saint Laurent has formed an economic-interest group with two other properties that also produce wines from the Rhone Valley, which complement its own production – the Domaine La Camarette and the Domaine des Pasquiers.

For further information, please go to: www.domaine-saintlaurent.com



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