Same River Twice Wines was created by James, a wine agent and former importer in Tokyo, in partnership with Laurent, a local vigneron whose family has farmed the area for over 300 years, to make a style of wine for people who love the aromatic richness of our terroir but seek wines with a lighter touch.
Laurent farms the vines and they make the wines together. Their shared obsessions are healthy soil, healthy grapes and blends that show terroir, or provenance, in its truest form. They’ve worked together s
Laurent farms the vines and they make the wines together. Their shared obsessions are healthy soil, healthy grapes and blends that show terroir, or provenance, in its truest form. They’ve worked together s
Presentation
Presentation
Same River Twice Vin de France Rouge is a red wine from the beautiful, historic wine region of the Ventoux, near Gigondas and Vacqueyras. It’s a landscape of hills and mountain, wild Provençal herbs that perfume the air, pine woods, lavender, olive trees, vines, and beautiful light. The dry, sunny Mediterranean climate is perfect for growing grapes.
Location
Near Caromb towards Beaumes-de-Venise.
Terroir
From poor, stony, clay-limestone soils, atop a well-ventilated south-east facing
plateau, around 150 to 200m altitude.
plateau, around 150 to 200m altitude.
In the vineyard
Vine Age 40 to 50 years
Yield 35 hl/ha
Viticulture Sustainable, organic after flowering
Climate Mediterranean
Harvest By hand in mid-September
Yield 35 hl/ha
Viticulture Sustainable, organic after flowering
Climate Mediterranean
Harvest By hand in mid-September
Winemaking
De-stemmed. Fermented using natural yeasts in steel tank. 24-hour cold pre-ferment soak followed by occasional remontage to gently extract soft tannins and ripe aromatic fruit flavours. Temperatures
controlled to 28ºC.
controlled to 28ºC.
Ageing
Ageing 18 months in concrete tank.
SO2 Total 50 mg/L.
SO2 Total 50 mg/L.
Varietals
Grenache noir : 80%
Syrah : 20%
Syrah : 20%
Specifications
Alcohol content : 13 % vol.
GM : NO
Contains sulphites. Does not contain egg or egg products. Does not contain milk or milk-based products.
Advice
Serving
16°C/61°F
Ageing potential
5 to 10 years
Tasting
It captures the aromatic richness and balancing freshness of the terroir and is made with a light touch. Grenache provides the flesh, the strawberry and raspberry fruit and a dash of herbes de
Provence, while Syrah provides the cool, mineral notes of blackberry and cassis. It’s bone dry, medium-bodied, with bright, juicy acidity and gentle tannins. Clean and persistent, it has youthful energy.
Provence, while Syrah provides the cool, mineral notes of blackberry and cassis. It’s bone dry, medium-bodied, with bright, juicy acidity and gentle tannins. Clean and persistent, it has youthful energy.
Food pairings
Red meat, poultry, veal, risotto.
