Appellation: AOP Terrasses du Larzac
Area of Production:
Grapes: Syrah 40% Grenache 30% Carignan 20% Cinsault 10%
Vintage: 2014
Vineyard: Ecocert organic, biodynamic practices
Vine Age: 30yrs
Winemaker: Gavin Crisfield
Soil: Schiste, grés, basalt and calcaire
Vinification:
- Harvested by hand in small crates
- Each variety is vinified separately, with no added yeasts, in concrete egg-shaped tanks tronconique French oak and oval foudre
- Only manual punch downs are used with minimal contact with air.
- The tanks are temperature controlled for a long and gentle fermentation
- Maceration depending on the variety from 3 to 5 weeks
- Syrah in tronconique French oak, Grenache in Foudre ovale. Carignan et Cinsault in egg shaped concrete tanks. 18 months
Alcohol content: 13.5%
Description:
This is a brooding blend of Cinsault, Carignan, Grenache, and Syrah – aged on French oak. Dusky vegetal aromas lead into an intriguing palate of spiced fruit with strong herbal influences – it’s quirky and may be an acquired taste to some but when that peppery finish comes home over the preceding “unusual” flavors – it’s a whopping success
