Terre des Chardons - Costières de Nîmes - Le Chardon Masqué - Rouge - 2022

Wine:

The latest addition to the range, the 2022 red Costières-de-Nîmes Le Chardon Masqué combines Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah in a fine, pleasant juice, edged with silky tannins. It's a light, playful red, pleasant in all seasons, with a lovely fresh, crisp structure, a lively juice well-paced by notes of cherry, licorice and spices. Perfect as an aperitif, slightly chilled, with Parma ham pizza or chicken kebabs.

Vinification:

Hand-harvested in 10 kg crates. Cinsault and Grenache destemmed and crushed. Grape varieties vinified separately. Aged in concrete vats for 4 months.

Color:

Bright red with carmine highlights.

Nose:

Powdery, with subtle strawberry aromas underscored by a floral touch of peony, the whole expressing a lovely freshness.

Palate:

Savory, fine and suave, this cuvée offers an infusion of red fruits, with floral depth and magnificent balance.

Temperature:

Serve between 14 and 16°C.

Food and wine pairing:

Assortment of artisanal charcuterie, pheasant and wild mushroom pie, spiced pulled pork.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2028

Located at the heart of an organic farm devoted to vegetable and olive growing, Domaine Terre des Chardons is Jérôme Chardon's project. This 9-hectare biodynamic vineyard is planted on the Costières plateau, on pebbles deposited by the Rhône. Here, everything is simple and straightforward, with manual harvesting in small crates, varietal-by-varietal vinification using natural yeasts and minimal sulfur, and ageing mainly in stainless steel and concrete vats. A charming address to be discovered urgently for its pure, precise wines, vintages of pleasure and freshness that celebrate the South with lightness.