Ortas Cave de Rasteau

Cave de Rasteau is one of the oldest cooperative cellars

The creation of this demanding cooperative cellar dates back to 1925. No less than 80 winegrowers work the vines over a total area of ​​750 hectares located between 150 and 300 m altitude on a terroir whose exposure is mainly South. The firm desire of the Rasteau cellar to produce high quality wines imposes low yields of 35 hl on average, or even 25 hl for top-of-the-range cuvées. The vines are on average 40 years old. It should be noted that 15% of the vines are over 70 years old.

Ortas wines are based on the "GSM" grape variety Trio (Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre)

Did you know that ? : One row out of 4 is grassed in order to promote root competition which pushes the vines to dig deeper into the soil.