Blend of Grenache Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc & Ugni Blanc

Bright lemon green colour, the nose displays white flowers and citrus scents. The palatehas a very refreshing acidity.

Blend of Grenache, Merlot & Syrah

This blend offers a nice ruby red colour, the nose displays expressive aromas of blackcurrant and red fruits. THe wine is smooth and round in mouth with polished tannins and an enjoyable balance.

60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 20% Carignan 

50 hectolitre /hectare 

Located in the Gard, 10km south of Lirac, the tiny village of Estezargues (384 habitants) has been dedicated to producing wine for centuries. In 1965, eight winemakers decided to create "La Cave des Vignerons" in order to share their passion for winemaking. They decided to produce wines, which are representative of the local land, using local grape varieties while respecting the environment by following a restrained viticulture "lutte raisonnee" for nearly 50 years.

Vinify without sulphites at low temperature and they neither filtrate their wines nor fining them. The resulting wines are full of fruit and sun, thanks to the warm Mediterranean weather and low yield.

The journalist Pierre Guigui wrote: “This is serious stuff, far from the gluggles that come and go. There is a very nice background,

Salinity, structure, very dense juice but still fresh. ” (in Le vin naturel au délà des modes, May 2021)

At last, in 2019, a bit of “normality” in the weather, and very nice grapes in the end! It wasn’t until autumn 2019 that the sky became a little wild and we were happy for the water tables…

In bottle, you would discover a vintage more typical from our area : a beautiful, dense dark red colour, a little more substance in the mouth, and varietal aromas that are very present.
A nice ageing in bottle is expected.

- Fonvene Mixed Case -

A case of 6 Vignerons Ardechois wines made up of our red, white and rose.

This case includes:

2  bottles of Fonvene, White

2  bottles of Fonvene, Red

2  bottles of Fonvene, Rosé

Bottled on May, 5th 2021 !

Technical information (or upload it below) :

For this vintage, I still practice plot selection :
70% of Grenache in goblets planted in the year of my birth (1967) are blended with 25% of 36 year old Carignan and a pinch of Syrah.

The sandy-clayey soils are partially covered with pebbles that were once rolled by the river.

The vinification is classic: whole bunches of grapes are hardly crushed, cement vats, quick blending … Aging between 6 and 9 months in stainless steel tanks.
Annual production: 3000 bottles.
Total SO2 19 mg/l only in bottle.
Degree: 14% alc.vol