Rather more than a physique of water, the Mediterranean sea is the cradle of western tradition and of all of the tales and legends that form the world as we all know it. A basic a part of this identification is constructed upon the gastronomic traditions and crops of the Mediterranean basin. These lands of olive groves, orchards, lavender meadows and gnarly vines are on the coronary heart of what it means to make, drink and love wine – immediately as 2000 years in the past.
It’s this residing heritage that the IGP Méditerranée embodies, with every bottle that carries its stamp as a marker of the range and energy of character of every of the area’s terroirs and producers.
With a complete 10,500 hectares below vine, the IGP is a captivating patchwork of soils and mesoclimates in south east France. From the Ardèche plateau to the altitude slopes of the Hautes-Alpes by way of the massif of Luberon, from the turquoise waters of the Var to the intricate creeks of Bouches- du-Rhône, from the dramatic slopes of Vaucluse to the evocative Drôme woods, the IGP Méditerranée is house to historic vineyards, uniquely tailored to this ancestral, uniquely various panorama.
With 2500 annual sunshine hours, the area’s vines yield grapes of excellent focus and fruit depth. Ever blowing winds, not least the well-known mistral, play a central position in guaranteeing the preservation of acidity and the event of fragrant complexity within the berries.
House to greater than 100 totally different grape varieties, the IGP Méditerranée produces rosé, crimson and white wines (accounting, respectively, for 75, 15 and 10% of manufacturing), most of them blends of two or extra varieties. Ubiquitous worldwide grapes – Merlot, Syrah, Grenache, Chardonnay, Viognier and Muscat, amongst others – discover a deep, idiosyncratic Mediterranean expression alongside the native Caladoc, Marselan and Chasan, serendipitous crossings that pay testomony to the wealthy and dynamic viticultural heritage of this nook of the Mediterranean.
Every bottle of an IGP Méditerranée wine encapsulates the brightness of the sun-drenched panorama, the earthiness of the garrigue, the herb-scented breezes, the sound of waves and, above all, the residing soul of the 5,000 women and men that reside for and from the area’s wine. A way of savoir-faire, spontaneity, journey, and joie-de-vivre that are additionally, in any case, a part of the fascinating terroirs of the IGP Méditerranée.
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