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A tropical, tangy red fruited light red. Or is it a dark rosé? Who cares -- it's fucking delicious.
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Region: Roussillon
Appellation: Vin de France
Grapes: 50% Grenache Noir, 25% Carignan Noir, 25% Mourvèdre
Average Vine Age: Grenache Noir (40 years), Carignan Noir (7 years), Mourvèdre (18 years)
Altitude: 115 to 330 feet (35m-100m)
Soils/Terroir: The Carignan Noir and Mourvèdre are planted on schist soils, and the Grenache Noir is planted on clay-limestone soils.
Farming: Organic
Harvest: Hand harvested
Yield: 30 hl/ha
Vinification: The Carignan Noir and Mourvèdre are directly pressed upon arrival in the cellar and co-fermented in a large stainless-steel tank. The Grenache Noir undergoes a 7-day whole bunch maceration in fiber tanks. On the 8th day the Grenache Noir is pressed and transferred back to fiber tanks to complete fermentation. Only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts were used for fermentation. The components were blended after the completion of malolactic fermentation.
Maturation: Aged 8 months in stainless-steel tanks. Prior to bottling a low dose of sulfur is added to the wine. The wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
- Terres Blanches