“Côtes du Rhône is a well-known French appellation, located on the right and left banks of the River Rhône. The Rhône valley begins to the south of Lyon and stretches down to the Mediterranean Sea. This terroir benefits from a Mediterranean climate with dry, warm summers, mild, sunny winters and the occasional influence of the Mistral wind. The soil is composed of claylimestone and pebbles; the pebbles retain the heat of the day throughout the night, the clay keeps the ground cool and the limestone acts as a filter.“