Description

Côte du Rhône Village

• Grenache Noir

• Hand harvest then selective sorting for quality

• Organic and Biodynamic

• Traditional, natural fermentation with wild yeast

• Enjoy now or within 10 to 12 years

Pascal is the fourth generation of viticulteurs at Tulette (Soutern Rhône area); his father Roger was at the cave de Tulette; Pascal left the Cave les Coteaux of Visan in 2002. The domaine has been organic since 2008 and biodynamic since 2020; he also sells crop to the Famille Perrin.

Pascal is a most thoughtful, measured vigneron, on a steady path of developing the connection between his terroir and the wines. He also explores the possibilities of Muscardin and Vaccarèse for the reds, with Counoise cuttings from Château de Beaucastel at Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

The plots that make up Ursa Major are located on the Tulette terroir and more precisely on hillsides, on a sandy-clay silt soil with the presence of limestone gravel. This recently formed soil is of fluvial origin.

The red wine Ursa Major is a blend of the same 5 grape varieties that make up the red wine La Grande Ourse, but the proportions are different: the Grenache noir variety is in the majority (90%), while the remaining 10% is shared between Mourvedre, Syrah, Counoise and the Muscardin, a grape variety originating in Vaucluse and almost forgotten. The Muscardin is never vinified alone but always assembled, it brings freshness and a beautiful acidity to the blend.