Zélige Caravent

Family estate of 9 hectares, on the foothills of the Cévennes, 1 hour from north of Nîmes.Poor and deep soil, i.e. a gelifracted scree commonly called "la gravette". 30 million years ago the cold explodes the hard limestone slabs into billions of small pebbles which are then spread during the melting of the glaciers for a thaw period. This very special soil gives the wines a freshness rare. Our work amounts to emphasizing this gift of nature, on the white and black grenache, cinsault, carignan, mourvèdre, syrah, alicante bouschet... The harvest is all done by hand, destemmed or in whole bunches, native yeasts, submerged marc, sweet vinifs in stainless steel and concrete vats.

Information

Domain Name:
Zélige Caravent
Winemaker's Name:
Luc & Marie Michel
Country:
France
Region:
Languedoc
Appellations:
Languedoc, Languedoc pic-saint-loup, Pic saint loup, Pic st loup, Vin de France
Farming:
Organic / Biodynamic (Ecocert, Demeter)
Grape varieties:
Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Alicante, Roussanne, Chasan, Cinsaut, Alicante bouschet, Alicante-bouschet