Château d'Esclans - Whispering Angel 2020
Château d’Esclans is located in La Motte en Provence, on elevated land near the Gorges de Pennafort, in Provence. In 1201, Gérard De Villeneuve, part of a wealthy family from Marseille, took ownership of the château and the majority of the surface area of the Vallée d’Esclans that would eventually be sold off in lots. Two brothers, Sauveur Louis Ranque and François Alexandre Ranque, were the next to own the château, known then as Terre d’Esclans. In 1875, they sold the property to Joseph Toussaint Caussemille, who manufactured wooden matches near Marseilles. In 1955, the Perraud family owned the property until 1994. At that time, it was purchased by a Swedish pension fund that produced a small amount of wine and the remaining grapes were sold to neighboring winemakers. Sacha Lichine aquired Château d’Esclans in 2006. Today there are 140 hectares of vineyards on the total 427 hectares of the property.
Whispering Angel is a blend of Grenache, Cinsault and Rolle (Vermentino). The grapes are sorted then destemmed before the slight crushing that is made at low temperature to avoid oxidation. Both the free-run juice and press juices are vinified in stainless steel. The lees are stirred twice, weekly.
Grape varieties: Grenache, Cinsault, Rolle (Vermentino)
