
Domaine des Nymphes, Beaumes de Venise Red 2020, France



The vineyard of Beaumes de Venise covers today 580 hectares in the heart and on the southern slope of the Dentelles de Montmirail massif. There are four types of soil in the Beaumes de Venise terroir which benefit from optimal conditions for a good maturity of grapes, combining sunshine, rain and mistral.
The Beaumes de Venise AOC has a very strict control on the production of wine in the appellation area. For example, it is mandatory to have at least 60% of the main grape variety, Grenache noir, which brings notes of red fruits, spices and liquorice to the wine. This grape variety will be blended with complementary grape varieties such as Syrah, which will bring colour and aromatic complexity, or Mourvèdre, conferring good potential of keeping and notes of black fruits, truffles or undergrowth, but also with accessory grape varieties such as Clairette, Cinsault, Carignan or Marsanne.
The Domaine des Nymphes is the story of a dream come true: that of Marcel Meyer who, in 1979, after having spent years at the Rasteau cooperative cellar, decided, with the help of his sons, daughter and son-in-law, to found his own estate, a family estate. Domaine des Nymphes was built around mythology, thanks to an altar dedicated to the Nymphs dating from Antiquity found in 1850 on the current site of the winery. The estate benefits from an exceptional terroir, made up of clay and limestone soils, blue and red marls. This remarkable composition has the particularity of absorbing the heat present during the day and releasing it during the night. The vines are also exposed to the south, giving them maximum light. The Mistral wind completes the picture by optimizing the slow maturation of the grapes.
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