Vieilles Vignes Blanc
⏳ Drinking Window
2021 - 2025
🍽️ Food & Wine Pairings
roasted poultry, creamy mushroom risotto, grilled lobster with butter
✨ Technical Specifications
Tardieu-Laurent's Vieilles Vignes Blanc represents the pinnacle of Southern Rhone white winemaking, drawing from exceptionally old parcels of Grenache Blanc, Roussanne, and Clairette. Sourced from low-yielding, ancient vines that dig deep into the limestone and clay soils of the region, this cuvee benefits from the cooling influence of the Mistral wind, which preserves essential acidity. In the cellar, Michel and Bastien Tardieu employ a Burgundian approach to these Mediterranean varieties, aging the wine in carefully selected oak barrels to enhance texture and complexity without masking the delicate floral, stone fruit, and mineral character. The result is a white wine of remarkable depth, weight, and aristocratic structure that challenges the traditional dominance of the region's red wines.
🍾 About the Producer
Founded in 1994 by Michel Tardieu and Dominique Laurent, Maison Tardieu-Laurent is a prestigious micro-négociant based in the picturesque village of Lourmarin within the Luberon region of southern France. Today managed by Michel Tardieu alongside his son Bastien, the house operates as an exceptional 'négociant-éleveur', selecting pristine fruit and young wines exclusively from very old vines across top crus of the Rhône Valley. Renowned for their uncompromising dedication to terroir and traditional élevage, they mature their wines patiently in custom-crafted French oak barrels without fining or filtration. Tardieu-Laurent is celebrated worldwide for its richly concentrated, structured, and age-worthy red and white expressions spanning appellations such as Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Hermitage, Cornas, and their renowned Les Becs Fins Côtes du Rhône.
🍇 Grape Varieties
Grenache Blanc, Clairette, Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne