Nice bunch of Clairette

Grappe de Clairette
Grappe de Clairette

A grape variety we are particularly fond of and which is used in the blending of our cuvées. Thomas (AOC Vacqueyras). When our first vinifications were launched, this grape variety was harvested at the beginning of October with degrees of 12.5°. This year, it will be harvested next week (mid-September 2023) with a degree closer to 13.5°.

In the cellar, the Grenache Blanc and Roussanne are already in barrel and alcoholic fermentation is nearing completion. These two grape varieties were picked at the end of August before the rains. As for the clairettes, they took advantage of the cool, wet weather to complete their ripening.
As the weather has returned to high temperatures, they will be harvested next week.

Let's go for our future 2023 vintages!

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Labadens (n,m)

Comrade, companion or classmate. This name appeared for the first time in a play written by Eugène Labiche, l'affaire de la rue de Lourcine in 1857.
We are two labadens oenologists, wishing to produce wines of quality resulting from a tailor-made, small batch wine making. We pay particular attention to local grape varieties that are sometimes neglected and to organic farming.

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