Camille Cayran - Côtes du Rhône L'insouciante blanc 2024
91/100
Decanter
"Open it without thinking too much about it!"
"An elegant, refined style with aromas of peach and stone fruit. Subtle, well-balanced, and fresh, with a delicate texture." (Silver Medal, Decanter World Wine Awards)
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Eye
Clear, brilliant color, golden with subtle green highlights
Nose
A superb, very fruity aroma
Palate
Remarkable roundness, good intensity, floral notes of white flowers, light acidity, freshness, and a lovely balance
Serve
At 12-13°C
Drink before
2026
Food and Wine Pairings
It pairs perfectly with appetizers, asparagus, white blood sausage, scallop carpaccio, shrimp, mussels, grilled sea bream, filet mignon, dry goat cheese, Indian cuisine...
Decanter
Wine rated (2025 guide) 91/100 Decanter World Wine Awards
Rated winery (2024 guide) Recommended
About the wine:
An elegant, refined style with aromas of peach and stone fruit. Subtle, well-balanced, and fresh, with a delicate texture.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated Estate (2024 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the estate:
Founded in 1929, the Cairanne cooperative is a major player in the region with its two flagship brands: Camille Cayran for the traditional retail market and Victor Delauze for mass-market retailers. In 2020, it merged with the Cave de Sainte Cécile-les-Vignes to become Cave de Cairanne Camille & Cécilia. It now manages more than 1,100 hectares and is expanding its product line to include an organic range.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Award-Winning Estate (2024 Guide) Cooperative Winery of the Year (RVF Grand Prix for Cooperative Winery of the Year)
About the estate:
Founded in 1929 in the southern Rhône Valley, the Cairanne cooperative is a model of success. It encompasses 330 hectares, cultivated by fifty-five cooperative members, yielding 13,000 hectoliters of wine. In 2014, however, it was selling off its production at rock-bottom prices to large retailers, with a debt of 8 million euros.
To get this “old lady” back on her feet, the winery hired Denis Crespo as director in 2015. With his intimate knowledge of vineyards and wine, he succeeded in convincing the members that quality is the only way to succeed, while involving them more closely in the winemaking process. The grapes are harvested when ripe, and vineyard work is now carried out on a plot-by-plot basis. In the cellar, he brought about a revolution by vinifying the wines with minimal sulfites, including some “sulfite-free” cuvées designed to enhance tannin quality.
His goal: to achieve better balance. Above all, he has completely rethought the distribution channel, moving away from large retail chains in favor of direct-to-consumer sales, the restaurant industry, and exports. The wines have made a huge leap in quality. We commend this collective effort, which has yielded significant results both in terms of wine quality and the long-term sustainability of the winemakers.
Jancis Robinson
Rated Estate (2023 Guide) Recommended
James Suckling
Rated Estate (2024 Guide) Recommended
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