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| "This Domaine creates beautifully crafted wines that tell vivid tales: wines that are like tapestries. In the UK, Domaine Gramenon flies under the radar, but it’s time it was more widely recognized for what it is: one of the greatest, most soulful estates of the Rhône Valley."Matt Walls, Decanter Magazine
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| | | "In an isolated spot overlooked by the rugged Baronnies provençales hills, Michèle Aubéry-Laurent and her son Maxime-François Laurent make arguably the most compelling wine, at Domaine Gramenon, in the far north of the vast Côtes-du-Rhône region."Jancis Robinson MW, JancisRobinson.com
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| | | | "In 1978, Michèle Aubéry-Laurent and her husband Philippe Laurent bought a run-down farmhouse and accompanying vineyards in a village called Montbrison-sur-Lez, in the remote north-eastern frontier of the Southern Rhône …. When Philippe died unexpectedly in 1999, it was up to Michèle to care for the vines and the children single-handedly. Today, she works together with her son Maxime-François Laurent. They make wines from biodynamic vineyards scattered close to their home in unfamiliar appellations such as Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages Valréas and Vinsobres. Maxime-François also runs a small négociant business under his own name, making wine from grapes bought from local growers.
Some of their best wines are bottled under AOC Côtes-du-Rhône. Montbrison may not be part of any prestigious appellation, but it’s close to the Massif de la Lance mountain range: this marks the end of the southern Rhône vineyards and benefits from the freshness and natural acidity that the northerly location provides. No doubt the wines would cost far more if they were bottled under a more famous appellation.
Though the Domaine makes enjoyable white and even sparkling wines, its specialty is old-vine Grenache. The La Sagesse cuvée comes from 50- to 70-year-old vines in Montbrison, grown on limestone and sand."Matt Walls, Decanter Magazine
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| | | 100% Grenache, 50-70-year-old vines growing in clay and limestone varied with gravel, galets roulés, and sand |
| ‣ "Medium-bodied, with good concentration of fruit, quite robust tannins and good acidity. This will be excellent in time. Half whole bunch, and you feel just a touch of aromatic stems, but no excessive greenness or textural harshness. From three parcels around the estate of old-vine Grenache that are between 50 and 70 years old. Partially destemmed, fermented in raw cement tanks then aged in old barriques for 12 months."
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| ‣ "Three terroirs make up this cuvée that you would be sage to decant, or hold up to ten years in a cool place. A sandy parcel brings lively floral aromatics and elegant fruit, clay contributes depth and fleshiness, and a third plot on rocky limestone makes its presence felt on the tightly wound, almost salty finish. A masterpiece of old-vine Grenache."
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