Farming: Certified Organic by ENEEK Basque Organic Regulatory Council
This rare red from Les Champs Gains—a premier cru better known for its Chardonnay—is produced from old-vine Pinot Noir planted on shallow
Brix at harvest: 18-21
on quartz and clay soils
wild Cucharilla (Dasylirion) from the region
2024 Gaël Petit 'La Combe des Rieu' Tavel, Rhone, France La Grapperie Farming: Certified Organic by ENEEKGals La Combe des Rieu is a Tavel whose intensity, complexity, and decisive sense of terroir have more in common with the regal reds of Chteauneuf than with southern Frances sea of generic ross. Behind the historic label lies a wine of class, depth, and substance, bearing a rich bouquet of wild strawberry, flowers, garrigue, and sweet spices, culminating in a long, stony finale. This is Tavel the way it was meant to be, validating the appellations