The Cotes du Rhone de La Borde consists of a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Carignan. The vines are between 25 and 50 years old, north/south facing and grown in a soil that is made of sand and clay with round pebbles.
This Cotes du Rhone was manually harvested, destemmed and put in stainless steel tanks for 18 days of fermentation. Maturation of between 12 and 18 months in tank before bottling. The wine has a deep garnet colour, with a delicate nose of crisp red fruits, black currant jelly, raspberries and a touch of cedar.