Images of Rousset-les-Vignes and Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes
The little village of Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes
The massif de la Lance, marking the limit of the Côtes-du-Rhône growing area
Jean-François Julian (l), president of the Cave Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes, and Philippe Barral (r) a member of the cave
Philippe’s vineyard, 400m up in the clay limestone hillsides of Saint-Pantaléon, with the Lance massif in cloud
Bruno Gigondan of Domaine Gigondan, one of the two producers to bottle AOC Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes, along with the cave co-op
Neighbouring Rousset-les-Vignes
Sandstone soils of Rousset-les-Vignes, known locally as ‘safre’
Wild thyme growing on safre
Belgian Jean T’Kint of Domaine la Banate, one of the three producers of AOC Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Rousset-les-Vignes
Stéphane Barnaud of Domaine la Bouvade, the second producer of AOC Côtes-du-Rhône Villages Rousset-les-Vignes (the third is the cave co-op)
A refreshing glass of Côtes-du-Rhône rosé from by the Saint-Pantaléon-les-Vignes cave co-op at L’Auberge in Saint-Pantaléon
Nice pics, how’s the book coming along, Matt?
It’s taking a bit longer than expected! But the Southern Rhône will be finished by the end of January, and that’s the hardest part. Northern Rhône is a piece of cake in comparison – far fewer appellations, much smaller surface area, fewer producers, and I know it pretty well already. Looking forward to immersing myself in Syrah though…