2021 VDF - Rouge
2021 VDF - Rouge
Playing with tension and acidity for the 2021 iteration, Paul decided to use a new parcel of younger vines than usual. Fresh, linear, pulled into focus by a lovely stemmy-green tension.
Cuvée: Rouge
Style: Still
Colour: Red
Grapes/Blend: Carignan 70%, Mourvèdre 30%
ABV: 13%
Vintage: 2021
Winemaking: Hand harvested from decade-old (young for Paul) seaside parcels in Corbières-Maritimes, picked 2 weeks earlier than the more mature varieties. Co-fermented, the bottom of the vats are layered with whole bunches - about 20% - with de-stemmed berries on top. A 6-day maceration before pressing. Raised for 11 months with half of the wine in clay jars, half in stainless steel. Blended together two weeks prior to bottling unfined and unfiltered, with zero sulphur.
Sulphur: None added
Soil: Clay-limestone