2021 VDF - Petit Jeanne
2021 VDF - Petit Jeanne
Always the lightest of the family, with very short maceration. The 2021 packs extra Cinsault and is bright, bouncy and fresh in equal measure, almost like a deep rosé with good structure, very versatile and enjoyable.
Cuvée: Petite Jeanne
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Cinsault 40% , Grenache 40%, Syrah 20%
ABV: 12.5
Vintage: 2021
Winemaking: Hand harvested, de-stemmed and macerated in concrete for 3 days, with the free-run juice bled twice from the tank at 24-hour intervals to keep extraction low. On the third day the remaining grapes are pressed to concrete, blended with the free-run juice and aged for 6-8 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Sulphur: 15mg/l at bottling
Soil: Clay Limestone
After deciding that studying city water waste management wasn’t for him, Antoine took over from his dad Pierre in 1998. Shortly joined by his wife Laurence they began making and bottling their own wine. Organic since the 1970’s Pierre had used to sell grapes his grapes to the local co-op. Vineyards are planted with Grenache and Syrah. Very intense vineyard work allows for early harvest, resulting in less-concentrated and lower-alcohol wines. They hand-harvest their 18 hectares of vines, don’t use synthetic yeasts, and don’t fine or filter.