Chateau Revelette Rouge 2023

Wine description for Chateau Revelette Rouge 2023 by Revelette

Colour & appearance

Deep violet-red, almost black at the core – a wine that announces in the glass it does nothing by halves.

Nose

Inviting and unadorned: blackberries and blackcurrants, alongside juniper, Provençal herbs, tobacco, leather and freshly cracked black pepper. Pure fruit meets a smoky, almost austere note – an aroma that never denies its origins.

Palate

An honest, demanding drinking wine: pronounced dark fruit, spicy, grippy tannins and a tension not taken for granted in Provence. It never weighs you down, but stays alert and lively until the last sip.

Finish

Fading out spicy and cool, with a lingering echo of pepper and dark berries – the finish reveals the cold nights during which these grapes ripened.

Terroir & origin

Château Revelette lies 30 kilometres north of Aix-en-Provence at the foot of the Montagne Sainte-Victoire, at an altitude of 330 to 400 metres – too high, too cold, too far north, people once said. That is precisely the advantage: at night, cold Alpine air flows into the valley, and the wide diurnal temperature swings slow down ripening, lending the wines their freshness. The estate is surrounded by 170 hectares of forest.

Grape variety & vinification

A cuvée of Grenache, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon – the Syrah comes from vines Peter Fischer found here in 1985. At 13% abv, the wine remains slender and easy-drinking; Fischer, one of the pioneers of the concrete egg, ages his reds in concrete, foudres and wood.

Food recommendations

Rustic cooking is the order of the day: leg of lamb with Provençal herbs, Daube de Bœuf, sausages grilled over charcoal or a hearty lentil stew with bacon.

Special features

The estate has been organic-certified since 1990 and biodynamic since 2011 – under Peter Fischer, whose wines made it onto the wine lists of Troisgros and Paul Bocuse. The Rouge 2023 proves that Provence can also be cool, spicy and racy – a wine with edges, character and a clear signature.