Cicada Rouge

Domaine Chante Cigale is located within the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and has been owned by the Sabon Favier family for several generations. Consisting of 41 hectares, the domaine benefits from old vines, some of which are veritably ancient at over 100 years old.

Alex Favier took over from his father, Christian, and is part of a new wave of producers in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, combining modern technical expertise with time-honoured winemaking practices. Alex’s wines are highly praised for being deftly made and affordable, he sources the grapes for his IGPs from land the family owns in the Vaucluse.

The grapes for this come from 2 lieu-dits in Travaillan to the west of Gigondas – La Marteillère with clay soil for the Grenache & L’Hers on limestone for the Carignan, vines are 30 years old. Hand-harvested and destemmed, short maceration in concrete for the Grenache plus aging in five-year-old Burgundy barrels for the Carignan to round out the tannins.

Made with eighty percent Grenache and twenty percent Carignan. Full of fresh, ripe red berries with a bit of forest floor. Black cherries, a pinch of spice and some softly, boisterous tannins. With a lovely balancing acidity that completes the picture.