Cairanne AOC Grande Réserve Blanc

Camille Cayran

A beautiful, terroir driven example of this cru's whose promotion is so well deserved. The limestone soils, garrigue environs, and mighty mistral winds whistle through this tensile blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourbelenc and Marsanne. Direct pressed, fermented at 16-18 degrees, and aged on the lees, the wine gives peach and apricot and jasmine and white blossoms on the nose while the palate has that terrific tension between round Southern Rhône character with a firm core of acidity.

The fruit for the Cairanne AOC Grande Réserve Blanc comes from the vineyards located on the Miocene era hillsides, north of the village, called locally the "Montagne du Ventabren" — the mountain of wind for bran, suggesting the ancients used the winds of this hill to toss grains to separate the chaff. Erosion has blended these limestone pebbles with a rare flint, alternating with marl. The vines are on south-facing slopes that bathe in the provençial sun, yet the winds keep the ripening curve on track to achieve beautiful balance (13% abv in 2023, for instance).

Enjoy now-2028. Serve at 10-12ºC. This wine works well as an aperitif but is especially winning with crab, lobster, scallops, prawns, and the like.

Country:  France

Region:  Cairanne, Rhône Valley

Appellation:  Cairanne AOC

Climate:  Warm Mediterranean

Altitude:  98-339m

Soils:  Stony limestone clay slopes

Varietal/Blend:  50% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 20% Bourbelenc, 10% Marsanne

Fermentation:  Direct pressed and cold stabilized at 4-6ºC before a touch warmer fermentation at 16-18º for a more serious varietal character.

Ageing:  Matured on the lees.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Hand harvested from south-facing miocene era hillsides north of the village where the Mistral is heavy. The soils are the limestone pebbles characteristic of Cairanne interlaced with rare flint and alternating marls.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  118589

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Denis Crespo & 65 Growers


Cairanne, Rhône Valley, France

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Cairanne AOC Grande Réserve Blanc
Camille Cayran

Country:  France

Region:  Cairanne, Rhône Valley

Appellation:  Cairanne AOC

A beautiful, terroir driven example of this cru's whose promotion is so well deserved. The limestone soils, garrigue environs, and mighty mistral winds whistle through this tensile blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourbelenc and Marsanne. Direct pressed, fermented at 16-18 degrees, and aged on the lees, the wine gives peach and apricot and jasmine and white blossoms on the nose while the palate has that terrific tension between round Southern Rhône character with a firm core of acidity.

The fruit for the Cairanne AOC Grande Réserve Blanc comes from the vineyards located on the Miocene era hillsides, north of the village, called locally the "Montagne du Ventabren" — the mountain of wind for bran, suggesting the ancients used the winds of this hill to toss grains to separate the chaff. Erosion has blended these limestone pebbles with a rare flint, alternating with marl. The vines are on south-facing slopes that bathe in the provençial sun, yet the winds keep the ripening curve on track to achieve beautiful balance (13% abv in 2023, for instance).

Enjoy now-2028. Serve at 10-12ºC. This wine works well as an aperitif but is especially winning with crab, lobster, scallops, prawns, and the like.

TECHNICAL INFO

Climate:  Warm Mediterranean

Altitude:  98-339m

Soils:  Stony limestone clay slopes

Varietal/Blend:  50% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 20% Bourbelenc, 10% Marsanne

Fermentation:  Direct pressed and cold stabilized at 4-6ºC before a touch warmer fermentation at 16-18º for a more serious varietal character.

Ageing:  Matured on the lees.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Hand harvested from south-facing miocene era hillsides north of the village where the Mistral is heavy. The soils are the limestone pebbles characteristic of Cairanne interlaced with rare flint and alternating marls.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  118589

Giovanni Autuori
Calgary + Alberta South

T: 403-971-1898

E: giovanni@vinoalvino.ca

Joe Gurba
Edmonton + Alberta North

T: 780-203-5284

E: joeg@vinoalvino.ca

Cairanne AOC Grande Réserve Blanc
Camille Cayran
A beautiful, terroir driven example of this cru's whose promotion is so well deserved. The limestone soils, garrigue environs, and mighty mistral winds whistle through this tensile blend of Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Bourbelenc and Marsanne. Direct pressed, fermented at 16-18 degrees, and aged on the lees, the wine gives peach and apricot and jasmine and white blossoms on the nose while the palate has that terrific tension between round Southern Rhône character with a firm core of acidity.

The fruit for the Cairanne AOC Grande Réserve Blanc comes from the vineyards located on the Miocene era hillsides, north of the village, called locally the "Montagne du Ventabren" — the mountain of wind for bran, suggesting the ancients used the winds of this hill to toss grains to separate the chaff. Erosion has blended these limestone pebbles with a rare flint, alternating with marl. The vines are on south-facing slopes that bathe in the provençial sun, yet the winds keep the ripening curve on track to achieve beautiful balance (13% abv in 2023, for instance).

Enjoy now-2028. Serve at 10-12ºC. This wine works well as an aperitif but is especially winning with crab, lobster, scallops, prawns, and the like.

TECHNICAL INFO

Country:  France

Region:  Cairanne, Rhône Valley

Appellation:  Cairanne AOC

Climate:  Warm Mediterranean

Altitude:  98-339m

Soils:  Stony limestone clay slopes

Varietal/Blend:  50% Grenache Blanc, 20% Clairette, 20% Bourbelenc, 10% Marsanne

Fermentation:  Direct pressed and cold stabilized at 4-6ºC before a touch warmer fermentation at 16-18º for a more serious varietal character.

Ageing:  Matured on the lees.

Vineyard & Vine Age:  Hand harvested from south-facing miocene era hillsides north of the village where the Mistral is heavy. The soils are the limestone pebbles characteristic of Cairanne interlaced with rare flint and alternating marls.

ABV:  13.0%

Produced Cases: 

CSPC:  118589

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403-604-0408

andrew@vinoalvino.ca

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