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Domaine Rabasse Charavin
Laure Couturier
1030. Chemin des Girard, La Font d'Estevenas, 84290 Cairanne
Tel. +33 490 307 005
Direct sale: May - August: Monday - Saturday 9.00-12.00 and
14.30-18.30.
September - October: Monday - Saturday 14.00-18.00
September - April: Monday - Saturday 10.00-12.00 and
14.00-17.00
Mail: rabasse-charavin@orange.fr
Web: http://www.rabasse-charavin.com/
 
1890
a direct forefather Edmond Rabasse
started up a winegrower in Cairanne based on 3 hectares of
vineyards and fields with other crops. In
1925, he was succeeded by his son Marcel Rabasse. In
1950 Marcel's
daughter Jeanine Rabasse took over property. She
married Abel Charavin from Rasteu. The
name Rabasse Charavin was created, and the family-owned vineyards covered
20 ha in both
Cairanne and Rasteau and vines became
the only crop at the place. Jeanine
and Abel's daughter Corinne married
the son of a winegrover in Violes Jean Paul
Couturier. Mr Couturier has never worked at Domaine Rabasse Charavin.
Vineyards
from Plan de Dieu
and
Violès became by this mariage a part of Domaine Rabasse Charavin.
In 1984 Corinne Couturier took over
responsibility. Since 1993 her daughter Laura
has worked closely with her
mother, and in 2014 she officially
took over the
responsibility. 6th generation, Theophile Couturier, is
now working at the domain and his
sister Martha may join later.
The domain now covers 40 hectares and produces wines from 6
appellations.
Some parcels are 80-100-years-old and the average age ixs around 50 years.
Barrels are not used for ageing
of any cuvée in from the domain.
The vines are cultivated to some extent by biodynamic principles.
From 2022 the vineyards will be officially certified as agriculture
biologique
Wines as of August 2021
Rasteau
2017: 60% Grenache, 35% Mourvedre, 5% Carignan
Rasteau Cuvée Abel Charavin
2017: 70% Grenache (70-years-old vines), 30% Mourvedre.
Cairanne
2017: 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre.
Cairanne
Cuvee d'Estevenas
2017: 80% Grenache (80-100 years), 20% Syrah.
Cairanne
Blanc
2020: 45% Clairette, 40% Bourboulenc, 15% Bourboulenc.
Cairanne Blanc Cuvee d'Estevenas
2020: 20% Clairette, 80% Roussanne.
Cotes du Rhone Village Plan de Dieu Les
Cailloux
2017: 70% Grenache, 30% Mourvedre.
Cotes du Rhone Village No 1 by Couturier
2017: 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre.
Cotes du Rhone Laure
2019: 85% Grenache, 15% Cinsault.
Cotes du Rhone Syrah
2016: 100% Syrah planted in 1965.
Cotes du Rhone Rosé Rose et Prune
2020: 75% Grenache, 25% Carignan.
Cotes du Rhone Blanc Cuvée Laure
2020: 55%
Clairette, 40% Roussanne, 5% Bourboulenc.
VDF Ribouldingue
Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault, Mourvèdre.
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