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DOMAINES
VITICOLES
RENOUARD
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Domaines Viticoles Renouard - Chemin des Coquillons Gallician - 30600 Vauvert
Tel. : 00 33 (0)6 15 38 63 07 - [email protected] - www.scamandre.com
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| Scamandre
| Les Domaines Viticoles Renouard - Chemin des Coquillons Gallician - 30600 Vauvert
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THE STORY
Nadine and Franck Renouard set off to the Petite Camargue to meet Pierre-Marie
Brisson, the painter, in 2000. As lovers of wine and contemporary art, they fell in love
with the area, and happened to stumble upon an estate that turned out to have
unexpected potential...
Luck quickly gave way to organisation as the couple had the estate scientifically
assessed, revealing a terroir similar to that of Châteauneuf du Pape, with the same
climate as found in the southern Rhone Valley. They soon realised they had stumbled
upon a diamond in the rough.
With the help of a young oenologist, Stéphane Beuret, the Renouards transformed
their few hectares of vineyard into an ambitious, innovative business, the Domaines
Viticoles Renouard. In 2003, their Cartesian approach paid off and the domain’s first
fine wine was born. Its name: Scamandre.
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VALUES
SCAMANDRE, A CARTESIAN WHIM
The talent of the founders of Scamandre lies in their Cartesian approach when
working with the vine.
As the label suggests, the vine is cultivated by experts to produce a unique and highly
original Rhone Valley wine.
This continuous quest for innovation is accompanied by keen environmental
awareness. The entire winery is designed with harmony in mind, from the modern
architecture which blends into the landscape to the treatment plant which returns
only the purest water back to nature. Energy-efficient facilities meeting carbon
footprint standards are planned for 2015. However, the land is already worked by
draft horse and only the exact amount of natural fertiliser required is used. The price
to pay for such perfectionism is low yields, between 20 and 30 hl per hectare.
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The sample drillings the Renouards had done for the initial soil survey showed that
the Scamandre vineyard lies on an 18 meter deep layer of rolled pebble stone and
clay that naturally controls the soil's water content. It enjoys a special microclimate,
permanently warmed by the southern sun, stroked by Mistral and refreshed by the air
from the nearby pond. But nature alone is not enough. Each vine plant is examined
and tended to 7 or 8 times a year.
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SCAMANDRE, AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ESTATE
The vineyard is currently composed of 17 hectares with trellises reaching 2 metres in
some plots, and a 1000m² winery. It is a contemporary, ultramodern building that is
nonetheless extremely well-integrated into the surrounding countryside. Situated in
the middle of the Petite Camargue, 30km south of Nîmes and a protected natural
area, the wood, glass and stainless steel building blends completely into the
landscape.
It includes a cutting-edge fermenting room and an underground cask storage cellar.
The building’s design is based on the wine-making process, allowing most transfers
to be done using gravity, which means better preservation of the crop. The cask
storage cellar is built beneath a water tank so that the temperature can be kept under
better control in summer. This is an ancient Egyptian method.
The whole team at Scamandre is intent on respecting the environment. A main
treatment system treats our waste water for three months, oxygenating then filtering
through two reed beds, allowing it to be returned to nature as pure as drinking water.
Our water supply comes from an 80m deep well adjacent to the Perrier® water
spring. The water we use for cleaning and rinsing all our barrels and vats is entirely
free of contamination and couldn't be purer.
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SCAMANDRE, THE IMPORTANCE OF DETAIL
Attention to detail is our team motto. Our yields are low (20 to 40 hectolitres per
hectare). The total production was 27,000 bottles in 2004, but only 22,000 in 2007.
We harvest by hand and transport the grapes in cold storage to ensure perfect
control of their fermentation. Our stainless steel vats are heat controlled.
The cask storage cellar is underground. Above it, there is a water tank providing
natural temperature control. The cellar is equipped with a misting system to
preserve the ideal moisture content in the atmosphere and bring down the ambient
temperature by a few degrees. Thirty percent of our barrels are new. Their capacity
and heating are fixed at the end of the fermentation process, depending on the
grape variety.
Our vines are grown organically, and we have reduced fertiliser amounts by 60% in
the last three years. Tilling the soil in our vineyards means that we don't need to
use weed killer. We have introduced draft horse work on some of our plots. We
want tractors to gradually disappear from the estate. In 2009, we planted our estate
with other varieties of trees and plants to improve biodiversity.
The average age of the vines is 40 years.
Our yields are between 25 and 40 hectolitres per hectare.
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Wines
SCAMANDRE RED…
Year in, year out, the delicious flavour and complexity of our red wine is the result of
a careful combination of grapes from well-established vines. Syrah gives structure,
whilst Vieux Carignan provides tannins and fruit. Mourvèdre completes the blend with
a hint of spice, and the roundness of Grenache adds the finishing touch. The vines are
all grown organically (no insecticide, weed killer, etc.). The whole harvest is carried out
manually using small 10 kg crates. The wine is aged in barrels of 1 to 3 wines
originating from Véga Sicilia. After ageing for 18 months, all the barrels are tasted
and less than 50% of the harvest will be selected to make Scamandre
Production: around 15,000 bottles per vintage.
Four grape varieties are cultivated to create the unique character of Scamandre Red:
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Syrah provides flavour and forms the basis of the blend, with notes of truffle,
blackcurrant and raspberry.
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Vieux Carignan gives opulence and aromatic complexity.
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Mourvèdre surprises with spicy notes, liquorice, cinnamon, leather and pepper.
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Grenache gives roundness and sweetness.
SCAMANDRE 2007
Appearance: deep red with hints of purple.
Nose: red fruits, spices and bramble.
Flavour: full-flavoured, intense, smooth flavour development.
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SCAMANDRE GRANDE RÉSERVE 2007
The exceptional Grande Réserve de Scamandre is only produced in important
vintages. Only grapes from the most-established Carignan plots (older than 60 years)
of the highest quality can be used in the Grande Réserve. The land is only worked by
plough and no mechanical equipment can be used on these vines. Obviously, yields
are low (around 25hl/ha). Wines are aged for 18 months in 30% new barrels. The
2007 vintage is exceptional for the Southern Rhône valley. Grande Réserve is an
explosion of aromas and flavours, and highly complex. It is a wine that ages incredibly
well.
Production: 1000 bottles.
Appearance: dark in colour, almost black.
Nose: concentrated, fine aromas, black fruits and toasted, spicy notes.
Flavour: silky with intense richness of flavours.
SCAMANDRE DRY WHITE 2009
This surprising Chardonnay is the main varietal at Scamandre. It is rarely used in the
southern Rhône valley. However, very good Chardonnays used to exist in southern
Europe on red clay soils. We planted our plot 5 years ago, in the coolest part of the
estate, on red and grey clay soil. Scamandre Chardonnay has proved to be
remarkable, and yields are always very low. Our Chardonnay forms the basis of
Scamandre white, and in 2009 we added Marsanne and Rousanne to the blend to
bring even more complexity to the wine. Fermentation takes place in barrels using
natural yeasts.
Production: 1200 bottles produced.
Appearance: bright yellow colour with silver sheen.
Nose: flowers and white fruits initially, then, after airing, toasted and brioche notes
come through.
Flavour: the complexity of flavours is balanced by the liveliness and freshness of the
wine.
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SCAMANDRE WHITE “VENDANGES D’AUTOMNE” 2008
Only 5hl/ha using Muscat à Petits Grains are produced. The grapes are harvested
three times in order to create an exceptional dessert wine with a perfect balance of
flavour, acidity and sweetness. Grapes are harvested before full maturity to give
acidity, at maturity to provide fruit and when over-ripened to provide sweetness. With
around 200 grams of residual sugar, Scamandre dessert wine is as good as the best
sauternes.
Production: 900 half bottles produced.
Appearance: golden.
Nose: explosion of floral aromas, citrus fruit, pineapple and dried apricot.
Flavour: the balance of sugars and acidity gives a complex, attractive wine.
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SCAMANDRE ROSÉ 2009
This wine should theoretically not exist. It is made from an ancient, revered grenache
(80 years old). Using this early varietal for a final time to produce rosé revealed its
enormous potential. The vine only produces 7.5hl/ha, and the juice is obtained using
a small pneumatic pressing machine. Vinification takes place in barrels of 2 wines and
yeast is naturally present. Two months are needed for complete alcoholic
fermentation, and ageing gives this wine the characteristics of the great white
burgundies. The wine is bottled after 4 months ageing. It begins as transparent and
the colour develops to a pale pink.
Production: 1200 bottles produced.
Appearance: pale pink.
Nose: white peach and white flowers.
Flavour: perfect balance between freshness, liveliness and roundness.
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Fact sheet
SCAMANDRE 2005 - RED…
AOC COSTIERES DE NIMES
Score:
15/20 *** (*) Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2008.
Varietals:
Syrah 50%, Carignan 30%, Grenache 10%, Mourvèdre 10%.
Vineyard:
Vines: between 10 and 80 years old. Integrated, moderated pest
management and vine-tending methods. Average yield 25 to 35
hectolitres per hectare. Hand-harvesting in 12 kg crates. Grapes from each
different plot processed separately. Pre-fermenting at constant 7°C
temperature in stainless steel vats. Long maceration. Ageing in 30% new
oak barrels for 12 months (One year wine barrels from Vega Sicilia).
The Harvest:
A perfect year… and 2 days of intense rain at the start of the harvest. Strict selection
both on the vine and in the cellar, resulting in less grapes,
but equal concentration.
Tasting notes
The same notes of the 2004 vintage can be found, but initial tasting
proves this wine to be more intense. Red fruit and a long finish which
blends toasted peppercorns with notes of bramble. An elegant wine,
direct lineage of the noble Rhone valley wines.
Ageing potential
5 to 10 years.
Wine and Food pairing
Perfect with red meat, try it with a confit of lamb with figs.
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SCAMANDRE 2008 - BLANC SEC…
VIN DE PAYS DES COTEAUX FLAVIENS
Varietal
100% Chardonnay.
Vineyard
Integrated, moderated pest management and vine-tending methods.
Yield 20 hectolitres per hectare. Hand-harvested in 12 kg crates.
Pre-fermenting at a constant 7°C temperature in stainless steel vats. Skin
maceration. Fermented and matured in oak barrels for 8 months.
Tasting notes
Pure, clear, pale yellow colour with a sheen. Great aromatic complexity
with the presence of fruit: pears, white peaches, lychees, white blossom
scents, acacia, broom, and then brioche and the toasted aroma of barrel
ageing. The first impression is hearty and intense to taste. These olfactory
sensations are confirmed as flavours of butter, hazelnuts, ripe fruit and
toast follow. A magnificent complexity and a long finish that will delight
anyone who is an amateur of fine white wines.
Ageing potential
2 to 5 years.
Food and Wine pairing
Grilled fish and white meat.
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SCAMANDRE 2008 - ROSE
VIN DE PAYS DES COTEAUX FLAVIENS
Varietal
100% grenache noir.
Vineyard
80 year-old lot, integrated, moderated pest management and vinetending methods. 10 hl/ha yield. Manual harvest in 12 kg crates. Direct
pressing, fermentation and ageing in oak barrels for 8 months.
The Harvest
A surprising rosé aged like a great white wine. Direct pressing followed by
fermentation and barrel ageing. The barrels are stirred every two days!
Produced from an extremely old vine producing 0 to 2 bunches per foot.
A unique experience. This wine has a lovely pale pink colour and bright
shine.
Tasting notes
A nose of white fruits, flowers, verbena, spices and toasted bread. An attractive
freshness and expressive bouquet. Delicate and open to taste, becoming fuller and
more intensely aromatic.
Ageing potential
2 to 5 years.
Food and Wine pairing:
Grilled white fish or at apéritif.
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SCAMANDRE 2006 - ROUGE GRANDE RESERVE…
Production 600 bottles
Varietal
Single variety Carignan.
Vineyard
Draft horse work only. Very old vines. 30 hl/ha.
The Harvest
Matured in 20% new oak barrels for 24 months.
Tasting notes
Ruby red with a scarlet sheen. Very powerful aromatic intensity revealing
black fruit, leather, and liquorice blended with notes of roasted oak and
vanilla. Harmony upon tasting with fine aromas and explosive richness
due to the concentration of the wine.
Ageing potential
5 to 10 years.
Wine and food pairing
Perfect with meat in sauce or game.
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DISTINCTIONS
APPRECIATION AND RECOGNITION
Scamandre Red 2005 : ***(*)
Scamandre Red 2006 : ****
Scamandre White 2008 :***(*)
Scamandre Rosé 2008 :***(*)
Scamandre Blanc 2008: “Intense, intoxicating nose, with notes of pear, peach and
hazelnut. Lime leaves, sweet pastry and a eucalyptus finish.”
www.1001degustations.com
Scamandre Blanc 2008: “The nose opens quickly to an abundant complexity, with
subtle notes of butter, citrus, peach and exotic fruits like mango. Great balance of
flavours between liveliness, freshness, mineral flavours and generous roundness.
Exceptional length. This Chardonnay inspires, and will be capable of surprising even
amateurs of Burgundy Chardonnays.”
www.viticulture-oenologie-formation.fr
Scamandre Rouge 2005: “Surprising peppery finish, excellent length. This vintage is
compensates for the original vintage produced by this young estate.”
www.viticulture-oenologie-formation.fr
“...Finally, a great discovery. The Scamandre estate... amazing finesse. Almost
impossible to describe at times. Even their vin de pays is excellent.”
www.le-sotmeuhlier.com/article-32205162.html
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Scamandre 2005: “Tremendous bouquet, gamey notes softened by hints of tiramisu.
Consistent and rounded, with flavours of sponge cake and candied orange. Very
good.” **
www.1001dégustation.com
Mr Tasaki, world champion wine steward, awarded Scamandre 2003 18.5 out of 20
and strongly recommended its purchase.
Vinothèque magazine, January 2006
Scamandre Renouard 2003 received ****(*): Revue du Vin de France.
The Revue du Vin de France.
Scamandre Renouard 2004 was awarded the Grand Prix Top Vinis 2006 for Rhone
Valley wines (www.topvinis.com: Click on “Palmarès”). This award is for best value in
terms of quality, money and image. The system is organised by a communications
company working with Le Figaro, RVF, Le Bottin Gourmand, Sodexho Prestige, etc.
The 2007 ratings of the best French wines (Classement des Meilleurs Vins de France)
highlighted Domaines Viticoles Renouard awarding:
Scamandre 2004 (AOC Costières de Nîmes) 16/20
Scamandre Brisson 2003 (Vin des Pays d’Oc) 16/20
Grande Réserve (single variety wine made with vieux carignans) 17/20
Scamandre 2004: a top quality wine, well above the average for the appellation:
16/20
L’express Hors-série (special issue) – June/July 2007
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One year on, the elegant ageing of the 2004 is still very present and the 2005 is
certainly in the same vein.
Scamandre Renouard 2004 : 15/20
Scamandre Brisson 2003: 15.5/20
Scamandre Grande Réserve 2004 : 16/20
Les Meilleurs Vins de France 2008
Very ambitious, this wine is powerful with a generous amount of alcohol and an
opulent composition. Its aromas of black cherry are intense as it develops in the
mouth, full bodied, mature and very rich.
Scamandre Grande Réserve 2004: 15/20
Scamandre Grande Réserve 2004 : 15/20
Le Grand Guide des Vins de France 2008. Bettane & Deseauve
Scamandre Brisson 2004: Great wine, still a little closed at this stage.
Lovely floral notes: 15/20.
www.cavusvinifera.com/voirdegustpublique.php?iddegustation=6294
Scamandre 2004: A wonderfully round, supple wine, well worth decanting: 15/20.
http://www.cavusvinifera.com/voirdegustpublique.php?iddegustation=6295
International holzbetont mit Beeren-und Lakritzaromen, Toffee, Mokka...; spannend
im Mund, durchgängig mit Biss bei Beerenfrucht und reizvoller Würze; pikantes Finale
15/20.
Weinwirtschaft - octobre 2007
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WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING…
“From vineyard to vat, all the care that is put into the Scamandre wines deserves
respect. And the results are quite remarkable: a great wine is born.”
Olivier Poel: The 80 wines that make the Rhone a legend) RVF, October 2006
RVF - October 2006
“The stupefaction of the wine tasters was unanimous. In the mouth, this wine is intense
and its finish is of great complexity. Like the bouquet... after airing, it becomes flowery
as a fine Châteauneuf-du Pape like Rayas does.”
www.vintegraal.com - Mayi 2008
Scamandre Beuret VI (VT) Wonderful finish of candied lemon with an elegant
“freshness. A high quality, exquisite dessert wine with beautiful complexity. Certainly
very rare, and definitely worth tasting.”
J. Perez. ww.lapassionduvin.com
“An unforgettable bottle: Scamandre 2004. Scamandre Red 2004 is a real treasure.
A revelation of blackcurrant and ripe fruit, first suave then powerful and fleshy.
An exceptional tasting experience.”
http://skander-kali.technikart.com/9366/Une-bouteille-inoubliable-Scamandre2004-cuvee-Renouard
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“If there’s a wine we really liked this year it's the AOC Costières de Nîmes, Scamandre.
An expert blend of syrah, merlot and grenache giving a beautiful colour and aromas
of leather, candied fruit and bramble. Beautifully structured with lots of personality.”
http://icyandhot.blogspot.com/search/label/Vins
“Scamandre Brisson 2003 : A wine to remember for its toasty notes and ripe fruit
aromas, complex in the mouth and a velvety texture. Open 2 hours before drinking.”
Prima cuisine Gourmande - December 2007
“Seduce your tastebuds with notes of cooked elderberries, a fine tannic structure,
smooth cooked fruit flavours and a long finish, blending toasted peppercorns with
hints of bramble. Its elegant ageing gives the wine just enough structure.”
Terre des Vins – September 2007
“Scamandre Renouard 2004: A striking, underlying taste that is lovely and fresh from
start to finish. Freshness of flavour, a refined structure and superb acidity highlighting
perfectly integrated tannins in the finish. Very moreish, high quality, good drinkability
and a well-controlled maturing process.”
J. Perez. www.lapassionduvin.com
“…the Costières de Nîmes has not seen the end of its days and the Domaine
Renouard is a perfect example... Proof that it is possible to produce top quality wines
capable of rivalling with some of the much more prestigious vintages.” Best French
Wines ratings 2007
Meilleurs Vins de France 2007 – La Revue du Vin de France
“It’s a love story for me with this wine” (Dominique Bouchet – Chef cuisinier Paris).
Bonjour Paris - April 2005 (USA)
“Delicious density from this Syrah-dominant red, which offers great complexity and
length.”
Madame Figaro, Sélection Chantal Lecouty – 25 March 2005
“A must-try.”
Résidence décoration - June 2005
“Superb taste, rich with refined, elegant tannins […], lots of potential****(*)”
La Revue du Vin de France - juillet/août 2005
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"...a perfect, delicate match for Dominique Bouchet's cuisine, which both highlighted
yet respected the exceptional quality of Scamandre wine”
Terre de Cognac - December 2005
"Dear Mr Renouard, a quick note to thank you so much for your lovely wine which I
enjoyed immensely. The packaging was superb also (love the label). I found the wine
had lovely weighty fruit concentration and a terrific silkiness and ripe tannins and fine
oak treatment on the palate.”
Mr Ron Giourgio. (Master of Wine Business) Australie. www.wineoracle.com
“Scamandre is a full-bodied wine with a deep ruby color, a complex nose with
blackberry, violet, cedar and vanilla. It has a lot of complexity, mellow tannins and an
unusual length on the palate.”
www.whisperwine.com
“Scamandre 2003 : An incredible Costières de Nîmes, very deep and full-bodied.
Lovely toasted oak and roasted fruit aromas, with pleasingly dry fruit on the palate.
Excellent food wine.”
Tom Stevenson. Wine Report 2007 - 100 Most Exciting Wine Finds
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