Fleurie Madone 'Vieille Vignes'

Rack of lamb with thyme

The estate’s oldest vines are selected to make this wine. They are between 70 and 100 years old. At this age the vines produce few grapes with smaller berries. After traditional vinification, the wine obtained is more concentrated. It's therefore a wine to keep. The aged vines have roots that plunge deep into the granite subsoil, the wonderful terroir of the Madone is therefore very intense in this cuvée, which retains its typicity and quality, whatever the vintage.

The grapes are whole bunch fermented with 10-15 days of maceration. There is remontage twice a day but no pigeage. At the end of the elevage there is a light filtration and very little sulphur is then added.

Domaine de la Madone is located on the renowned Madone slope in FLEURIE. This hillside is often considered by connoisseurs as the best of the local climates. It enjoys exceptional sunshine and its soil is made of pink granite suitable for the Gamay grape. This estate has been owned by the Despres family for 6 generations. Arnaud Despres produces various references in Fleurie as well as Viognier.