➔ ABOUT THE PRODUCER
Jean-Marie and Anne-Marie Astart family’s holdings are modest in the Cru village of Cairanne. Anne-Marie’s great-grandparents created Domaine les Hautes Cances in 1890. The land passed down through the family until it came to Anne-Marie. When she inherited the property she was already ensconced in a medical career as was her husband, Jean-Marie.
➔ CURRENT WINES
Old-vine (50+ years) hillside plots on clay-limestone soils, hand-harvested.
Traditional Southern Rhône vinification.
Red and dark fruit with garrigue herbs and spice. Medium to full-bodied with smooth tannins.
Mainly Aygues-river terrace plots of pebbles, clay and fine sand, with Viognier on the Miocene hills above Cairanne; hand-harvested.
Temperature-controlled fermentation in stainless steel.
White flowers, fresh apricot, and pear. Great fruity freshness and tartness on the palate.
Old-vine (50+ years) hillside plots on clay-limestone soils, hand-harvested.
Gravity transfer after total destemming. Gentle infusion 21 days in wooden vat. Aged 18 months in tuns. Unfiltered.
Fine and elegant: redcurrant, cherry, white pepper, spices, new leather. Spices and red fruits on palate with cocoa and fine oak.
QUICK FACTS
REGION
COUNTRY
APPELLATION
Côtes du Rhône Villages Cairanne