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Our first batch has sold out! However more will be arriving and shipping on May 24th. You can pre-order now and the wine will ship when it arrives or on the date you request.
Segries Tavel Rose is made from 50% Grenache, 30% Cinsault, 15% Clairette, 5% Syrah. The age of the vines is 30 years. Traditional vinification at low temperature, "vin de saignée" with a maceration during one night in cement vat.
As you know, if you are going to drink Rose then you want it to be grown in Tavel. In Tavel, it is illegal to blend red and white grapes to make Rose. Instead, they use the "vin de saignée" method. This method consists of fermenting the red grapes with their skins for a short period of time. This causes the juice to absorb a small amount of the skins pigmentation. The end result? A crisp, fruit driven, Rose with an extended spice filled finish.
Mike Good
President
Timeless Wines
Winery: Chateau de Segries, Rhone, France
The Estate:
In 1994, Henri de Lanzac, cousin of Christophe Delorme from Domaine de la Mordorée, purchased the Domaine and began to improve the quality of the wine. "Ségriès" in provencal means "water spring". This family owned and operated winery is located in Lirac and produces some of the best values in my portfolio. They produce the following A.O.C. wines:
* Tavel Rosé
* Côtes du Rhône Rouge
* Lirac Rouge
* Lirac Blanc
" An old Lirac estate with recent signs of revival under the new owners; the reds are medium weight, good to drink inside six years; charming Tavel." - Anthony Dias Blue's pocket guide to wine 2006
"A super value treasure trove in the southern Rhone, Ségriès is a large estate of 109 acres brought back to life over the last decade by Henri de Lanzac. The wines continue to go from strength to strength."
- Wine Advocate (#178, Aug. 2008)
"Over the last fifteen years, this property has been transformed into one of the better value producers in the Cotes du Rhone. The old, oxidized, vegetal offerings have been replaced with classic examples of Provencal wines that are fresh and fruity with ripe tannins."
- Wine Advocate (#190, Aug. 2010)
The Vineyard:
The Domaine Château de Ségriès owns 44.5 hectares of vineyard land (108.91 acres), all in old vines, 30 hectares in one piece alone:
- 7 ha (17.30 acres) in Tavel, on limestone, pebble stone, sand and clay based soils.
- 30 ha (74.10 acres) in Lirac, on clay and limestone based soils.
- 4 ha (9.88 acres) in Côtes du Rhône.
- 3.5 other ha (8.65 acres) in Côtes du Rhône for the "Clos de l'Hermitage"
Many of the vines date back to 1925, and were planted by the former owner Count de Regis de Gatimel.
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