Figuière Première Rosé

Première Rosé, Côtes-de-Provence AOP bottle image

Wine Description

Figuière is a 210-acre organic wine estate located in La Londe les Maures. Alain Combard purchased the property in 1992 after discovering its cool coastal climate and unique schist soils. “The schist in La Londe seduced my father,” says Alain’s daughter Magali, “schist and the sea make our style.”

Figuière is in La Londe-les-Maures between Marseille and Nice with vineyards that lie just a few hundred meters from the Mediterranean Sea. “There’s a five-degree difference in temperature from our vineyards to those of the interior,” says Magali, “the freshness and minerality found in our wines is very singular to the La Londe region.”

Première Rosé is organically grown and produced entirely from the Figuière estate in the Côtes-de-Provence AOP. The goal of Première Rosé is to express the unique terroir found at La Londe where Figuière is located. A blend of Mourvèdre 50%, Cinsault 25%, and Grenache 25% with a short two to three-hour maceration on the skins.

stacks of barrels
bottling of rose wine
Combard Family walking through vineyard
Combard Family in Vineyard Poising for Photo
Figuère White Building on property
Landscaping by white building
Figuère Inside Building with cabinets and wine
Figuière Vineyard and tree
Figuière Vineyard with rows of grapes
Magali Combard with rose wine bottle
Out in the Vineyard  harvesting grapes with a machine
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Acclaim
“Brilliant orange-pink. A complex, highly perfumed bouquet evokes ripe red berries, candied orange, honey and peach, and a chalky mineral note builds as the wine opens up. Sappy, concentrated and precise, offering palate-staining raspberry, blood orange and lavender flavors and an appealing touch of sweetness on the back half. Smoothly blends power and finesse and finishes impressively long and minerally, with no rough edges. I suspect that this suave, seamless wine will reward more patience, but it's pretty hard to resist right now.”
— Josh Raynolds, Jun 2017
“Vivid orange-pink. Mineral-accented blood orange, raspberry and floral aromas show excellent clarity and lift. Smooth and focused on the palate, offering energetic red berry and orange zest flavors that spread out and become deeper with air. Concentrated yet lively in style, finishing with repeating florality, a touch of juicy red berries and impressive persistence.”
— Vinous, Jun 2018
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Vineyard & Production Info
Production area/appellation:
Côtes-de-Provence AOP
Vineyard name
Figuière
Vineyard size
210 acres
Soil composition
Schist
Elevation:
660 feet
Vines/acre:
1760
Yield/acre:
1.6-1.8 tons
Harvest time:
Mid August- Mid September
First vintage of this wine:
1979
Bottles produced of this wine:
160,000
Average Vine Age:
25-35 years
Certified Vineyards:
Yes
Certifying Organizations:
Ecocert
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Winemaking & Aging
Prefermentation Technique:
The grapes are destemmed and cooled before pneumatic pressing at a low pressure
Varietal composition:
50% Mourvèdre, 25% Cinsault, 25% Grenache
Fermentation container:
Stainless steel tanks
Length of alcoholic fermentation:
15 days
Fermentation temperature:
60 °F
Maceration technique:
Pressing
Fining agent:
Kieselguhr
Total SO2
82
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Analytical Data
pH level:
3.4
Acidity:
3.1 g/L
Alcohol:
12.5 %
Total SO2
82
Residual sugar:
0.5 g/L