AOP Côte-Rôtie
AOP Côtes du Rhône · red
Ainsi soit-il
Technical sheet
- Appellation
- AOP Côtes du Rhône
- Colour
- Red
- Grape variety
- 100% Syrah
- Terroir
- Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban (Ardèche); mica schist, gneiss, granite
- Ageing
- 12 months in demi-muids and barrels
- Ageing potential
- Drink within 5 years
The “Ainsi soit-il” plots lie in the heart of the Ardèche, in Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban, on mica schist, gneiss and granite soils. A Syrah fermented with indigenous yeasts.
Deep red colour with violet tints, a nose of black fruit and undergrowth, and a generous palate with a rounded, chewy texture.
Full technical sheet
From plot to glass
01
The terroir
- Location
- The plots of Les Terriens' Côtes du Rhône “Ainsi soit-il” lie in the heart of the Ardèche, in Saint-Julien-en-Saint-Alban.
- Soils
- Mica schist, gneiss, granite.
02
Winemaking & ageing
- Winemaking
- The grapes are fully destemmed, then sorted on a vibrating table. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts and maceration for about 15 days. Malolactic fermentation in barrels.
- Ageing
- 12 months in demi-muids and barrels.
03
Style
- Eye
- Fine deep red colour with a violet tint.
- Nose
- Intense, with marked ripeness. Black fruit notes dominate; in the background come hints of undergrowth and humus.
- Palate
- With a rounded, chewy texture, the palate is generous and develops jammy notes.
04
Les Terriens' advice
- Serving temperature
- Serve at 16–18 °C.
- Food pairing
- Pairs perfectly with grilled red meat, rib-eye steaks or rib of beef.
- Ageing potential
- Drink within the next 5 years.
