Château de Rhodes
Château de Rhodes
AboutChâteau de Rhodes
Eric Lépine has owned and directed Château de Rhodes since 2002, working with a small team on the first slopes above the Tarn at Gaillac. Around thirty hectares face south-southwest, with some vines more than sixty years old and a continuing emphasis on Gaillac’s local varieties. The range includes reds, dry and sweet whites, rosés and sparkling wines.
The first certified-organic wines came from the 2011 vintage. The soil is worked mechanically and fed with compost, without chemical weedkillers. In the cellar, sulphur is used sparingly, with fining only when needed and generally one filtration before bottling.
Château de Rhodes 2020 Gaillac Rouge
French Red
Black fruit and spice are present in a rich, dense profile. Wood ageing and softened tannins are also recorded. The blend combines Braucol, Duras, Syrah and Prunelard in proportions of forty-one, thirty, twenty-one and eight percent. The wine is dry, organically produced and identified as natural, with fourteen and a half percent alcohol. Residual sugar is three point three grams per litre.