Famille Perrin : Les Christins 2022

Characteristics and Tasting Tips for the Les Christins 2022 Cuvée by Famille Perrin

Tasting

Color
The color reveals a beautiful and deep ruby red.

Nose
An intense nose of morello cherry, spices and licorice.

Palate
The palate seduces with its complexity and silky tannins. It reveals a fine balance and delicious notes of dark fruits.

Food and Wine Pairings

This wine pairs ideally with duck breast with figs, Milanese-style osso buco or Saint Nectaire.

Cellaring

This cuvée can be cellared until around 2032.

Serving

For optimal tasting, it is recommended to serve this wine between 15 and 16°C.

A fresh and balanced wine from the southern Rhône Valley

The Estate

Committed to an artisanal viticulture respectful of the terroir and the environment, the Famille Perrin has over the vintages become a benchmark among the great Rhône Valley wines. A pioneer in the innovative approach to organic agriculture since 1950 and biodynamics since 1974, Famille Perrin crafts great wines recognized beyond borders for their quality and refinement.

The vineyard

Les Christins de la Famille Perrin is a Vacqueyras wine from the southern Rhône Valley. This 8-hectare terroir with vines averaging 50 years of age is characterized by its clayey, sandy soils and the pebbles of the Ouvèze.

The vintage

The 2022 vintage was marked by contrasting climatic conditions, with a dry winter and spring followed by a hot summer, but timely rains in mid-August promoted progressive ripening of the grapes. Despite heterogeneity in yields across the plots, sanitary quality was excellent.

Winemaking and Aging

Hand-harvested, the grapes are sorted and destemmed. The long malolactic fermentation in tanks undergoes manual punchdowns for extraction. Aged for 1 year in wooden vats and large oak casks.

Blend

Grenache and Syrah