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La Borde Noire

Macerated Grenache Blanc 'Come del Ilop' 2023

$26.00

Macerated Grenache Blanc 'Come del Ilop' 2023

La Borde Noire

Macerated Grenache Blanc 'Come del Ilop' 2023

$26.00

Region: Roussillon

Grapes: 100% Grenache Blanc

Average Vine Age: 8 years

Altitude: 985feet (300m)

Soils/Terroir: Calschistes de l'Albien (calcareous black shale) from the ‘ Coume du loup’ lieu dit in Saint-Paul-de-Fenouillet.

Farming: Organic

Vinification: The grapes were harvested on the morning s of September 8th and 11th and whole cluster macerated for 8 days in fiberglass tanks. The grapes were then pressed and transferred back to fiberglass vats to complete fermentation. Only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts were used for fermentation. A low dose of sulfur was added after the completion of malolactic fermentation and the juice transferred to sandstone (grès) amphorafor ageing.

-Terres Blanches