Domaine Saint Andeol is located on a beautiful hillside overlooking Orange and the Old Town of Cairanne. The terrain is rather steep, the area mostly sunny, and the region cooled by an ever-present, gentle breeze that circulates through the vineyards.
Founded in 1969, the estate is run by Jean-Jacques Beaumet, with an average vine age of 40-50 years.
THE VINEYARD
LOCATION: Cairanne
APPELLATION: AOP Côtes du Rhône and AOP Cairanne
PROPRIETOR: Jean-Jacques Beaumet
WINEMAKER: Jean-Jacques Beaumet
SIZE: 35 hectares (86 acres)
AGE OF VINES: 40-50 years
FARMING: HVE 3 since 2019, manually harvested.
SOIL: Limestone and clay
FERMENTATION:
Côtes du Rhône: Destemmed, 10-12 day vinification, pumping over, part vat emptying/refilling, concrete vat raised 12-18 months, unfined, filtered,
Cairanne: Destemmed, 3-week vinification, pumping over, part vat emptying/refilling, concrete vat raised 12-18 months
AGING: Aged in cement