COUNTRY :
France
REGION :
Rhône Valley
PRODUCTION :
15,000 bottles/year
Denis Lattard
After finishing his degree in oenology in 1995, Denis Lattard took over his family’s chicken and vegetable farm located in the heart of Ardèche or the Drôme. The farm had been previously covered in vines and this signified to Denis a different potential of this special terroir. He began to plant Gamay, Syrah, Roussanne, and Viognier vines on the 6.3 hectare estate.
Today, the certified organic vines live in a dramatic environment of limestone and clay soils at 350m elevation on chiseled cliffs. Since 2007, he has added zero sulfites to his cuvées.
The style of the wines tend to be light and fresh, allowing his terroir and the grapes’ true characteristics to shine through. Denis doesn’t want to produce pretentious or serious wines, just tasty wine to be enjoyed everyday.
Rosé
Region: Rhône
Grape: Syrah
Vineyard Size: 1.80 hectares
Soil: limestone, clay
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: direct press, spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in neutral oak
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Viognier
Region: Rhône
Grape: Viognier
Vineyard Size: 1.90 hectares
Soil: limestone, sand
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: manual
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in new oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: 10-11 months in new oak, sur lie
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Gamay
Region: Rhône
Grape: Gamay
Vineyard Size: 1.90 hectares
Soil: limestone, sand
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: manual
Winemaking: whole cluster, carbonic maceration, spontaneous fermentation in stainless steel with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in stainless steel
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added S02: none
Syrah
Region: Rhône
Grape: Syrah
Vineyard Size: 1.90 hectares
Soil: limestone, sand
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: manual
Winemaking: destemmed, 15-25 day maceration, spontaneous fermentation in concrete tanks with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in stainless steel
Fining: none
Filtration: lightly filtered, dependent on vintage
Added S02: none
Roussanne
Region: Rhône
Grape: Roussanne
Vineyard Size: 1.80 hectares
Soil: limestone, clay
Average Age of Vines: 15 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts
Aging: in neutral oak
Fining: no
Filtration: lightly filtered, dependent on vintage
Added S02: none