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Quatre Tours
One of our best discoveries of 2008 was the superior rosé of Quatre Tours, which was praised by Jancis Robinson, MW in the Financial Times as “very attractive and good value” . We had found a bargain in Provence, a notoriously difficult thing to do in this perennially fashionable region.
The group of producers working under the Quatre Tours banner farm around 270 hectares of land around the villages and towns of Venelles, Puyricard, Puy Ste Reparade and Aix en Provence, the countryside that inspired Van Gogh and Cézanne. The land covers several micro climates: located on either side of the Trevaresse range, between 200 and 400 metres altitude, the soils are composed mainly of marl and chalk, and occasionally a little sand. The Mediterranean climate here is tempered by the Mistral.
The Signature rosé is a blend of 45% each of Grenache and Syrah, with 10% Cabernet Sauvignon. Gentle handling and low temperature fermentation, followed by a short period of lees contact ensure a pale colour, bright and pure fruit flavours, and perfect balance.
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