2019 VDF - Rouge
2019 VDF - Rouge
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Long, supple and deep-fruited Carignan from 100 year old vines on a heavy clay limestone soil in the hills of Peyriac de Mer.
Cuvée: Rouge
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Carignan
ABV: 14%
Vintage: 2019
Winemaking: Mostly from a 100 year old vineyard, and about 5% from a little 15 year old vineyard beside the river. An 80/20 blend of de-stemmed and whole-bunch fruit. Fermented outside in a large 2500 litre barrel. After 11 days of maceration, it was moved to the 600l barrels where it finished fermentation. It was in barrel until September 2020, then moved to stainless steel for eight months, and bottled unfined, unfiltered and with zero sulphur in May 2021.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Clay & Limestone