Description
The Mas du Chêne Sangiovese is a highly original wine with an Italian flair. This Tuscan grape variety, which is extremely rare in France, finds ideal growing conditions on the edge of the Camargue. Clear and luminous, it reveals layers of iris, violet, tobacco and black pepper, all woven around a delicate cherry core. A wonderful discovery guaranteed.
In the vineyard, in the cellar
100% destemmed Sangiovese, indigenous yeasts, vinified in concrete vats and aged for seven months, half in barrels.
The estate
Le Mas du Chêne comprises 64 hectares in a single block surrounding the farm buildings. It is situated to the south of the Costières de Nîmes appellation area. The vineyard covers 50 hectares; the remaining 14 hectares consist of woodland, olive groves and hedgerows. These contribute to the balance of the landscape and biodiversity, as do the fallow fields. The terroir consists of rounded Villafranchian pebbles. These allow rainwater to seep into the layer of pebbles and collect in the gullies of the underlying soil. They thus form a discontinuous water table that provides the vines with a regular supply of water, thereby preventing summer drought. The vineyard boasts a wide variety of grape varieties, enabling the production of numerous single-varietal wines.
What to eat with a Sangiovese from Mas du Chêne?
- Gnocchi gratin with Bolognese sauce and Comté cheese
- Lasagne
- Summer Occo Bucco
- Bistecca alla Fiorentina (a huge T-bone steak cooked over charcoal, served rare and accompanied by a wedge of lemon)
