WineRegionsOld WorldFranceRhoneSouth
On the left bank of the Rhone between the rivers Aygues and Ouveze, thevineyards of Rasteau occupy the whole parish of Rasteau and two neighboringlots over Sablet, and three near Cairanne. The plants are exclusively highlymatured grenache with a natural 15% minimum alcohol content, before anyaddition of alcohol to control the fermentation according to the standardprocess for preparing these special sweet wines. Rasteau is worth keepingfor a few years three to eight years for the golden, ten, and sometimesmore, for the red. This brings out the inner qualities of the wine and theythen easily take their place amongst the finest of natural sweet wines.
