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Region: Roussillon
Appellation: Vin de France
Grapes: 50% Mourvèdre, 50% Grenache Noir
Average Vine Age: Mourvèdre (31 years), Grenache Noir (50 years)
Altitude: 115 to 165 feet (35m-50m)
Soils/Terroir: The Mourvèdre is planted on soils of clay-limestone and schist. The Grenache Noir is planted on clay-limestone soils.
Farming: Organic
Harvest: Hand harvested
Yield: 25 hl/ha
Vinification: For the Mourvèdre – 50% underwent a 5-day whole cluster maceration, and 50% was des-stemmed and whole berry macerated for 4 days. All the Mourvèdre was pressed on the 5th day and transferred to stainless-steel tanks to complete fermentation. The Grenache Noir underwent a 10-day whole cluster maceration in stainless steel tanks. The components were blended after the completion of malolactic fermentation. Only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts were used in the fermentation.
Maturation: Aged 9 months in stainless steel tanks on the fine lees. 1 month prior to bottling a low dose of sulfur was added to the wine. The wines are bottled unfined and unfiltered.
pH: 3.57