Le Grand Prébois Rouge 2013

The Grand Prébois is François Perrin's house on the Route de Jonquières in Orange just a few kilometers away from Beaucastel. The vineyard is about 40 hectares, 30 are in the appellation of Côtes du Rhône (where the Grenache for our Perrin Réserve comes from) and 10 hectares in Vin de France.

The vintage started with a long winter and one of the driest ones in the past years followed by an inexistent Spring. The crop development was very slow due to important climatic variations. The winemakers’ work was therefore crucial to get good quality grapes in small quantities. 2013 was a complicated vintage and late but is wonderfully balanced and is very promising.

Grand Prébois is a 10-hectare vineyard located just outside the town of Orange.

Stony terraces, limestone, sand and clay.

Machine havest, sorting of the grapes. Vinification in stainless steel for 8 days.
Blending of the different varieties after malolactic fermentation, ageing in stainless steel tanks. Bottled 6 months after harvest.