à Côté

A little delicacy... 'Sideways' is a wine for pleasure. Its name was chosen as a tribute to the film "Sideways" with the aim of producing a balanced product where the Grenache tempers the more angular and universal side of the Merlot. Although made with the same ethic, and from parcels located on the fringe of the appellation zones, 'à côté' stands out from the production of Domaine Charvin's appellation wines as being a very special wine.although worked with the same ethics, and from plots located on the edge of the appellation areas, 'à côté' stands out from the production of Domaine Charvin appellation wines as a wine with less past, less tradition, a resolutely more 'modern' wine, in two words...à côté...

à côté' is produced from two grape varieties, Grenache and Merlot, the proportion of which varies according to the annual production. The Merlot parcel was planted in 1999 at a place called Campredon. The Grenache comes from plots planted in 1955 and 1973 at Les Mereuilles. These two areas are characterised by clay and limestone soils. The vines are cultivated organically, with full tillage. The vines are trained in a Royat cordon.

Vinification

The blend is composed of 40% Grenache and 60% Merlot. Grenache and Merlot are co-fermented according to the methods usually used on the estate, which aim to achieve a permanent balance and the gentlest possible extraction of the grapes (daily pumping over, temperature control, etc.)

Maturing

All the maturing work is geared towards preserving the maximum finesse and fruit. The wine is bottled in one go without filtration (~8 000 bottles).

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