# Château Grand Boise Liberté Chérie Grenache

- **Producer:** Château Grand Boise
- **Colour:** red
- **Type:** still
- **Grapes:** Grenache Noir
- **Region:** Provence, France
- **Style:** Natural
- **Alcohol:** 13.5%
- **Average price:** €55
- **Vegan:** Yes
- **Contains sulphites:** Yes
- **When to drink:** Now or Later
- **Serving temperature:** 14–16 °C
- **Aromas & flavours:** cherry, raspberry, orange, rose, herbaceous

## About this wine

Dating back to 1610, Château Grand Boise is situated in Trets-en-Provence, featuring 37 hectares of vines across 77 distinct high-altitude plots set within a 400-hectare forested estate. The Liberté Chérie range serves as a flagship showcase for owner and winemaker Jean Simonet. By stepping outside traditional local appellation regulations, the estate crafts a single-varietal Grenache grown on rare high-altitude pink marble soils at elevations reaching up to 650 meters on the slopes facing Mont Sainte-Victoire.

## Interesting facts

- Grown on rare pink marble soils ('Marbres roses') at elevations exceeding 600 meters.
- Classified as Vin de France because Côtes de Provence AOP rules forbid 100% single-varietal Grenache bottled under the appellation.
- Aged exclusively in sandstone and concrete eggs with zero oak contact to retain pure fruit purity.

## Food pairing

The wine's bright altitude-driven freshness and supple tannins allow it to effortlessly cut through rich meats like duck and pork without overwhelming subtle herbal elements. Its fruit clarity and tension create harmonious matches with rustic Provençal herbs, charcuterie, and medium-bodied cheeses.

## Wine making process

Crafted with minimal intervention from organically and biodynamically farmed vineyards, the grapes are harvested by hand with low yields of 33 hL/ha. Fermentation is conducted using native yeasts in sandstone stoneware eggs and amphorae. The wine is aged entirely without oak contact in sandstone and concrete vessels to preserve natural fruit clarity, tension, and soil minerality.