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Region: Languedoc
Appellation: Vin de France
Grapes: 40% Syrah, 40% Carignan, 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault
Average Vine Age: 40 years old
Altitude: 820 feet (250m) for the Carignan and the Syrah, 64 feet (50m) for the Mourvedre and Cinsault
Soils/Terroir: The Carignan and Syrah are planted on the clay and limestone soils of Fontjoncouse. The Mourvedre and Cinsault are planted on the sandy white clay soils of Sigean.
Farming: Organic
Harvest: Hand harvested
Yield: 30 hl/ha
Winemaking: Each variety and parcel are whole cluster pressed and fermented separately. The pressed juice undergoes a night of cold settling in stainless-steel tanks. After which, the wine is racked off the gross lees into 228L French oak barrels (5% new) for fermentation. Alcoholic fermentation began spontaneously using only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts. After the completion of malolactic fermentation, a low dose of sulfur was added.
Maturation: Aged 5 months in 228L French oak barrels (5% new), followed by an additional 3 months in stainless-steel tanks. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
- Terres Blanches