Region: Languedoc

Appellation: Vin de France

Grapes: 63% Carignan, 37% Syrah

Average Vine Age: Carignan (71 years), Syrah (41 years)

Altitude: 985 feet (300m)

Soils/Terroir: Clay and limestone soils from the Jurassic period.

Farming: Biodynamic

Harvest: Hand harvested

Yield: 15 hl/ha

Winemaking: Each variety and parcel are whole cluster pressed separately. The newly pressed juice undergoes a 4-day cold maceration on the gross lees in a stainless-steel tank. The wine is then racked off the gross lees into 228L French oak barrels (15% new) for fermentation. The fermentation begins naturally using only indigenous yeasts. The 2020 rosé went through full malolactic fermentation.

Maturation: Aged 4 months in 228L French oak barrels (15% new), followed by an additional 3 months in stainless-steel tanks. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

pH: 3.1

Total SO2: 50ppm