{"product_id":"elodie-balme-cote-du-rhone-rouge-2025","title":"Elodie Balme, Cotes du Rhone Rouge 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e85% Grenache, 10% Syrah and 5% Carignan \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCôtes du Rhône, Rhone, France\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDeep purple-red tint, expressive nose dominated by floral notes (rose, peony) and ripe fruit, rich and persistent palate. Farming with organic practices on gravel\/clay soils. The wine is a blend of many estate parcels. The average age of the vines is around 40 years. The oldest vines, carefully tended Carignan, are over 100 years old, and a good portion of the Grenache are between 60 and 80 years old. Native yeast fermentation, no acidification, 12 days of maceration with one pump-over per day. A small amount of SO2 is added after malolactic fermentation, a maximum of 30 mg\/L. Aged in concrete tanks. Light filtration at bottling (non-sterile). Unfined. VEGAN.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElodie Balme admits to having been interested in wine and its production from a very young age. Her grandfather, Maurice Charavin, was a pioneer, owner of one of the first private wineries in Rasteau. Traces of the estate even date back to 1789, when the surname Char-à-vin appears in Rasteau. Elodie Balme's parents took over the land but decided to join the cooperatives of Rasteau, Roaix-Séguret, and Vaison-la-Romaine in the early 1980s. Elodie Balme's beginnings in wine started with sales. But it didn't last very long, and at 19 she quit her job to study viticulture and oenology. As part of her curriculum, she was placed part-time with Marcel Richaud, one of the pioneers of biodynamics in the Southern Rhône. The two quickly became friends, with Marcel's approach to viticulture and winemaking deeply resonating with Elodie. With her new mentor's encouragement, she founded Domaine Elodie Balme at just 23 years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced with four hectares of vines belonging to her father Bernard, 2006 was Elodie's first vintage. Bernard and Elodie worked the land together as partners, and for years Elodie kept grapes for herself with the rest going to the cave cooperative. Bernard had always worked conventionally in the vineyard, but much has changed with Elodie's involvement. Over time, she eliminated pesticides and herbicides and incorporated organic fertilizers achieving organic certification in 2024. She currently vinifies the equivalent of 23 hectares. In the cellar, a pied de cuve starts spontaneous fermentation. The wines are then vinified and aged in concrete. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Louis Dressner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67675528167676,"sku":null,"price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.winetroy.com\/products\/elodie-balme-cote-du-rhone-rouge-2025","provider":"Troy Wine Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}