Region: Roussillon

Appellation: Vin de France

Grapes: Field blend from three parcels. The blend is roughly 65% Carignan Noir, 20% Grenache Gris and 15% of various white grapes (Macabeu, Carignan Gris and Tourbat).

Average Vine Age: 65 years

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

Soils/Terroir: The parcels located in Trilla and Lesquerde are on Granite soils, and the parcel located in Prugnanes is planted on Calschistes de l’Albien (calcareous black shale).

Farming: Organic

Harvest: Hand harvested

Yield: 22hl/ha

Winemaking: The parcel in Prugnanes was harvested on September 14^th, followed by the Trilla and Lesquerde parcels on September 17^th. A 6-day whole cluster fermentation for the Prugnanes parcel in a stainless-steel tank before pressing. Alcoholic fermentation finished on the 13^th day, and the juice was racked off the heavy lees. A 3-day whole cluster fermentation for the Trilla and Lesquerde parcels in a stainless-steel tank before pressing. Alcoholic fermentation finished on the 8^th day, and the juice was racked off the heavy lees. Only the naturally occurring indigenous yeasts were used in the fermentations. The components where blended at the end of September in a large stainless-steel tank. A low dose of sulfur was added after malolactic fermentation.

Maturation: Aged 8 months in stainless-steel tanks. Bottled un-fined and unfiltered.

pH: 3.61

Total SO2: 40ppm