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Aric is local dialect for Alaric, King of the Visigoths who gave his name to the mountain whose slopes conceal the Lignères fabulous terroir. The surname of a grandmother, a direct descendant of those Barbarian warriors, was Amalric, and a question still haunts the family today: had Alaric known that his mountain possessed such wonderful wine, would he have plundered Rome in 410 AD?
| Grape varieties | Carignan 30%, Mourvèdre 40%, Syrah 30% |
| Wine Type | Barrel aged red |
| Apellation | Vin de Pays de Hauterive (Montagne d'Alaric) |
| Vintage | 2004 |
| Total production 2004 | 37.000 bottles (6167 6-bottle cases) |
| Terroir | Click for full details of the aric terroir |
| Yields | 18-24 hectoliters/hectare |
| Fermenting tanks | Stainless steel |
| Fermentation/maceration | Mourvèdre: 27 days, Carignan: 26 days, Syrah: 27 days |
| Barrel aging | 50 % new oak (Taransaud, Darnajou), 50% 1wine barrels |
| Ageing specifics | 16 months, stirring the lees weekly by turning the barrels |
| Alcohol | 14.5 % by vol. |
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