Domaine du Petit Oratoire, En Attendant les Copains Rouge, VdF Southern Rhone, France

Who - Lori Haon, Petit Oratoire
Where - Valliguieres, Southern Rhone, France
What - Red Wine - Cinsault, Grenache, Carignan, Syrah
When - 2025
How  - Organic / Biodynamic, Syrah pressed direct and the rest added whole bunch for 14 day infusion, fermentation occurs with indigenous yeasts, pressed to tank for six months ageing before bottling , minimal sulphur addition, vegan

Lori Haon is a young winemaker, first in his family, trained in Alsace, Burgundy and Champagne. He found his 15 hectare vineyard on Ebay, as you do, and started producing wines there in 2015. Vines are farmed organically, without chemical or synthetic fertilisers, pesticides or weedkillers and the wines made without added sulphites or other chemicals.

Lori aims to champion indigenous varieties to the Rhone such as Grenache, Cinsault and Carignan and had the intention of moving away from too much use of Syrah as it was only introduced to the region after the war, however the indigenous varieties struggled in the sodden conditions of 2023 as he lost almost all of his Grenache. Whist the Syrah struggles in the heat, it proved to be remarkably resistant to mildew and was one of the few varieties that managed to produce a healthy yield. 

A bright and crunchy classic Rhone blend from Lori. Super fresh and gluggable.