Cave de Tain

Located between Valence and Lyon, Cave de Tain lies at the foot of the Hermitage hillside. At the heart of the historic northern Rhône vineyards, the Cave produces and markets 5 “cru” wines and single varietal Vins de Pays from over 1000 hectares of vines (appellations Hermitage, Crozes Hermitage, Saint Joseph, Cornas and Saint Peray), making it the leading producer of “cru” wines in the northern Rhône Valley.

On the left bank of the Rhône river, the Hermitage hillside towers above the Crozes Hermitage appellation. On the right bank, from north to south, the vineyards of Saint Joseph, Cornas and Saint Péray cling to steep terraces. It is here, on granite and alluvial soils, resulting from a complex geological evolution offering amazingdiversity, and at their most northern cultural limit, that our grape varietals are at their best – Syrah for red win...

Fully automated reception area, enabling rigorous fruit selection and high quality, speedy handling of the freshly picked grapes.  The information technology, linked into a GPS map of the vineyards, ensures perfect tracability.

Stainless steel tanks, with integrated temperature control and assisted de-vatting.
“Pigeage” robots, respecting longstanding traditions, but ensuring optimal extraction.

Small, concrete tanks, to limit heat tran...