2023 Domaine Richaud, Cairanne Rouge, Rhône, France Armand Heitz Alessandro Salvano’s DWNL project stands

Alessandro Salvano’s DWNL project stands on a simple yet radical premise: good wine without the glamour of big names

but the stony soil is very draining

Vine density of 4

so they spend their first year in tank

all this takes place in concrete tanks buried in the ground

2023 Domaine Richaud, Cairanne Rouge, Rhône, France Armand Heitz Alessandro Salvano’s DWNL project standsBlend of 40% Mourvdre, 25% Grenache, 25% Syrah, and equal parts Carignan and Counoise from low yielding vines with an average age of 40 70 years old, planted on the hillsides above the village of Cairanne. The soil here is stony with pebbly topsoils over limestone bedrock. Farmed organically. Aged in a combination of foudres (10%), demi muids (30%) and concrete (60%) in underground caves.