Château Beauchêne, Côtes du Rhône Villages, "Les Charmes", 2024

Fleshy and spicy Côtes du Rhône

• Blend of 54% Grenache, 42% Syrah, 2% Mourvèdre, 2% Vieux Carignan
  
• 6 to 12 months of partial aging in French oak barrels

STORY BEHIND THE WINE

Run continuously by Michel Bernard, his wife Dominique, and their daughter since 1971, Château Beauchêne serves as the family’s winemaking hub for their estates across Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Côtes-du-Rhône Villages, and Côtes-du-Rhône. Located near Orange in the southern Rhône Valley, this particular bottling comes from small plots of south-facing old vines rooted in stony clay-limestone soils, farmed under certified Haute Valeur Environnementale (HVE) standards using natural biocontrols to protect local biodiversity. In the cellar, the grapes are fully de-stemmed before undergoing a 20-day fermentation and maceration, followed by 6 to 12 months of partial aging in French oak barrels.