{"id":21574,"date":"2025-08-21T14:38:35","date_gmt":"2025-08-21T12:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/?p=21574"},"modified":"2025-09-30T18:30:26","modified_gmt":"2025-09-30T16:30:26","slug":"meet-low-your-new-summer-red-wine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/nouvellecuvee\/meet-low-your-new-summer-red-wine\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet LOW, your new summer red wine"},"content":{"rendered":"

When it comes to summer aperitifs, most people reach for a chilled ros\u00e9 bottle to enjoy with ice, or a fruity white wine that pairs beautifully with grilled fish. Predictable, isn\u2019t it? Which is why, at Xavier Vignon, we like to shake things up.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Imagine this instead: your ideal summer glass is not pink or white\u2026 but red. And not just any red, but LOW, our latest creation. It is a light and vibrant wine, bursting with character, and refreshingly easy to drink.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The idea was simple. We wanted to keep the flavour and personality of a red while bringing in the freshness and lightness that makes ros\u00e9 summer wines so easy to love. The result is a playful and original cuv\u00e9e, made to be enjoyed without a second thought.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

LOW, a sunny blend with a surprisingly light touch<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

LOW is not your typical Rh\u00f4ne Valley red wine. To create it, Xavier brought together four grapes grown on the cooler slopes that surround the Dentelles de Montmirail, right in the heart of Ventoux and the southern Rh\u00f4ne Valley.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • Grenache gives it juicy, red berry flavours.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Cinsault makes the wine light and silky.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • Muscat \u00e0 petits grains adds a fragrant, aromatic lift to every sip.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
  • And Viognier brings in floral notes with a hint of exotic flair.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Together, they create a rather unusual wine, that combines all the flavour and generosity of a Rh\u00f4ne Valley red, but with the freshness and perfume you\u2019d normally expect from a white.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    An ode to summer ease<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

    In the glass, LOW shines with a bright ruby colour that almost sparkles in the light. On the nose, it offers a lively mix of delicate flowers, fresh red berries, and a subtle touch of spice. It instantly evokes a summer scene: a wooden table under the shade of a fig tree, glasses clinking as the afternoon drifts by.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    On the palate, it\u2019s lively and fresh, with bright fruity notes up front and silky, delicate tannins. The body stays light without feeling thin, finishing on a juicy, moreish note. It\u2019s refreshing, charming, and almost too easy to drink.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    A red that joins ros\u00e9 at the table<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

    LOW is not here to replace ros\u00e9 but to give it a worthy playmate. Served lightly chilled, around 12 to 16\u00b0C depending on the season, it delivers the same refreshing sensation as a ros\u00e9, yet with the depth and structure of a red.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    It feels right at home with a board of charcuterie and cheese, grilled vegetables, a salad of ripe tomatoes, roast chicken with herbs, or even a piece of grilled fish. This is the kind of wine that slips effortlessly from ap\u00e9ritif to dinner and wins everyone over at the table.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    And here\u2019s another reason it is made for sunny days: its modest alcohol levels. At just 11%, LOW stays easy to drink, even under the summer sun.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    A wine with Xavier Vignon\u2019s signature flair<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n

    LOW reflects what Xavier does best: a free-spirited approach, creative blends, and, above all, a focus on pleasure. Behind this light red lies the same precision you find in his most celebrated wines: carefully selected grapes, gentle winemaking, and an endless search for perfect balance.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    This is not a wine that tries to impress with its power. It wins you over with its freshness, charm, and personality. In its own way, it has all the qualities of a great wine.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    So, ready to shake up your summer?<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

    Happy tasting!<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    When it comes to summer aperitifs, most people reach for a chilled ros\u00e9 bottle to enjoy with ice, or a fruity white wine that pairs beautifully with grilled fish. Predictable, isn\u2019t it? Which is why, at Xavier Vignon, we like to shake things up. Imagine this instead: your ideal summer glass is not pink or […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21573,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[247],"tags":[],"article_category":[245],"class_list":["post-21574","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nouvellecuvee","article_category-uneideeduvin"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21574","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21574"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21574\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21575,"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21574\/revisions\/21575"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21573"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21574"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21574"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21574"},{"taxonomy":"article_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.xaviervignon.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/article_category?post=21574"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}