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La Bancale

VdF Rouge 'Baton Rouge' 2022

$27.00

VdF Rouge 'Baton Rouge' 2022

La Bancale

VdF Rouge 'Baton Rouge' 2022

$27.00

Region: Roussillon

Appellation: Vin de France

Grapes: 80% Carignan Noir, and a 20% field blend of various grapes including Grenache Gris, Macabeu, Carignan Gris and Tourbat.

Average Vine Age: 71 years

Altitude: Two parcels located between 1,050 and 1,375 feet (320m-420m)

Soils/Terroir: 65% of the grapes come from a parcel in Trilla on decomposed granite soils, and 35% come from a parcel in Prugnanes on soils of Calschistes de l’Albien (calcareous black shale).

Farming: Organic

Harvest: Hand harvested

Yield: 30hl/ha

Winemaking: The two parcels were harvested on the morning of September 1st and placed directly into neutral vats. Whole cluster fermented for 10 days using only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts. The grapes were then pressed and transferred back to neutral vats to complete fermentation. Alcoholic and malolactic fermentation finished on September 23rd, after which the wine was racked, and a low dose of sulfur added.

Maturation: Aged 5 months in neutral vats before bottling. Bottled un-fined and unfiltered.

-Terres Blanches