Via Caritatis Lux Amoris Rosé

The thousand and one skills of Ars Vinitoris (the art of wine making), the unique character of the terraced vineyards in Le Barroux and Upper Beaumont, the search for the woods capable of subtly enhancing the best grapes… and above all, the love with which monks, nuns and wine growers work in harmony: this is the path which we have followed to lead you to where the blinding light finally enlightens: the true Light is Charity.

This vintage comes from several very complementary parcels – including the parcel above the Clairette, in the Sisters’ enclosed vineyard – bringing the richness of the Ventoux.Here the land consists mostly of a deep layer of clay and lime soil from which the old Grenache receives its profound richness and freshness. The Saint Joseph terroir, facing the monks’ monastery, is planted with Syrah in very sandy soil, in full morning and noon sunlight, lending it a finesse and fruity taste. The mountainous terroir of Hauts de Beaumont, at an altitude of 1500 feet, grows Grenache and Syrah, which bring a very clean purity and luminosity to the wine.

The harvesting is done mostly by hand at the perfect level of ripening, early in the morning, in order to ensure the grapes are perfectly healthy. The grapes are kept in the shade and slowly and carefully brought in one trip to the chai in order to maintain the best freshness. The stems are removed, and the crushing and pressing are done by a low-pressure machine. Once the must has been through the clarification process, it is racked into concrete tanks and fermented at a low temperature. It is aged on thin layer of lees with batonnage style stirring over 6 months.