"This wine has a very classic Cairanne nose - it's pure and elegant in style, with freshly crushed and stewed berries. There's also a touch of garrigue. The palate is soft and elegant, with great purity. Softly undulating, satiny-textured, ripe and juicy. I'd drink it rather young. (Decanter 2023)
Features
Estate
Cave de Cairanne
Cuvée
Camille Cayran Grande Réserve
Vintage
2021
Designation
Cairanne
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
50% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 20% Mourvèdre
Terroirs
Soils of limestone pebbles with rare flint, alternating with marl on the Montagne du Ventabren, the vines are sloping and south-facing.
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
At optimum maturity
Winemaking
In concrete tanks, without sulphur, cold pre-fermentation for 48 hours, daily delestage, remontage and pigeage for 6 weeks at a controlled temperature between 16 and 27°C.
Breeding
10 months in concrete vats, very light sulfiting at bottling
Alcohol content
15%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Dark red with violet highlights
Nose
Powerful, with concentrated fruit (black cherries, blackcurrants) and spices (pepper, cinnamon, liquorice).
Mouth
Great structure, ample, concentrated, beautiful aromas of fruit and spices, long, round finish typical of the Cairanne appellation.
Serve
AT 17-18°C
Open
1/2 front
Drink before
2029
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with duck breast with prunes, grilled piglet, roast pork, spiced turkey, beef bourguignon, roast beef, cheeses...
Cave de Cairanne
Cairanne
Expert opinion
Decanter
Rated wine (guide 2023) 91/100
Area rated (2024 guide) Recommended
About the wine:
This wine has a very classic Cairanne nose - it's pure and elegant in style, with freshly crushed and stewed berries. There's also a touch of garrigue. The palate is soft and elegant, with great purity. Softly undulating, satiny-textured, ripe and juicy. I'd drink it rather young.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
Founded in 1929, the Cairanne cooperative is a major player in the region with its two flagship brands, Camille Cayran for the traditional network and Victor Delauze for mass distribution. In 2020, it merged with Cave de Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes to become Cave de Cairanne Camille & Cécilia. It now covers more than 1,100 ha and is expanding its offer with an organic range.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Cave coopérative de l'année (Grand Prix de la RVF cave coopérative de l'année)
About the domain :
Founded in 1929 in the southern Rhône Valley, the Cairanne cooperative is a model of success. It represents 330 hectares, farmed by fifty-five cooperative members, and produces 13,000 hectolitres of wine. In 2014, however, it sold off its production to supermarkets, with a debt of 8 million euros.
To get this old lady up and running again, the winery hired Denis Crespo as director in 2015. With his intimate knowledge of vines and wine, he has succeeded in convincing the cooperative members that only quality pays, by getting them more involved in wine production. The grapes are harvested when ripe, and the vines are now worked on a plot-by-plot basis. In the cellar, he has brought about a revolution by working the wines with light sulfite levels, including a few cuvées stamped as sulfur-free to enhance tannin quality.
His aim: to achieve better balance. Above all, he has totally rethought the distribution circuit, moving away from the big chains to the short circuit, restaurants and export markets. The wines have taken a huge leap forward in quality. We salute this collective effort, which has produced results that are relevant both for the quality of the wines and the long-term future of the winegrowers.
Jancis Robinson
Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended
James Suckling
Rated domain (guide 2024) Recommended
Terre de Vins
Wine rated Gold Medal
Customer reviews
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