2025 Domaine Richaud 'Bulbille' Cotes du Rhône Rouge

Region: Cairanne < Côtes-du-Rhône < France Grapes: 51% Grenache, 34% Counoise, 15% Syrah Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming, ECOCERT certified; sandy, shallow soils; Low alcohol counoise is co-fermented with grenache and cinsault. Semi-carbonic maceration in cement tank at low temperatures during a period of 5 days. Aged in cement tank for 8 months in underground cellar. Bottled, unfined/unfiltered, with no added SO2; zero-zero; 13.5% Woman winemaker: Marcel's daughter, Claire Richaud! 5th gen winegrower Marcel Richaud founded the domaine in 1974, becoming the first in his family to estate bottle rather than sell to the coop Richaud was an early proponent of low intervention winemaking, and an early leader of the natural wine movement Crunchy, chillable red Bouncy, sunny red fruit and baking spice The perfect fall red!