Maison les Alexandrins

Le Cabanon

White 2024

A wine showing the typical exoticness of Viognier, with great vivacity and bursting with freshness.

Clay-limestone soil/Rhône pebbles.

Drink young, within 3 years.

This wine is perfect as an aperitif with seafood canapés.

After 2023 which was full of contrasts, 2024 was once again a year marked by considerable challenges, requiring great composure and the benefit of experience to face the temperamental climate. After a mild winter, April was marked by frost, followed by intense rain throughout the spring and early summer until mid-July, followed by drought in August. These conditions were particularly testing for us: the fight against mildew, especially with its impact on the inflorescences, required constant attention. The harvest thus began around September 10th, requiring daily adjustments to the heterogeneity of the grape maturity. We had to taste and analyse the berries every day and the weather determined strategic choices and we had to constantly change the harvest schedule to harvest each plot at its optimal maturity. A painstaking work that was worth it, with a decisive impact on the quality and style of the vintage. Despite all these difficulties, the final quality of the grapes offers some great surprises. The first tastings are very promising with crisp and delicious reds and beautiful whites with melted acidity and a beautiful structure on the palate. The devatting has started and the ageing period that follows will allow our wines to improve and gain complexity.

Located from high-altitude vineyards of the Ardèche, our vines benefit from cool temperatures.

- Harvested early in the morning to preserve the freshness of the berries.
- Because Viognier has a thick skin that impedes the extraction of its aromatic palette, long pressing at low temperature is carried out.
- The must is then fermented at a low temperature (20°C) and aged in stainless steel vats to preserve its fresh and fruity character.

Beautiful bright-yellow colour. Particularly intense, the nose is typical of Viognier variety with notes of white peaches and apricots, delicately mixed with white flowers. Fulle bodied and generous, the mouth reveals a superb aromatic intensity, remarkably balanced by beautiful acidity and a hint of freshness, reflecting its high-altitude terroir. A seductive wine that stands out for its aromatic intensity, freshness and balance.