Côtes du Roussillon, Maury, South of France

50% Grenache Noir, 30% Syrah, 20% Grenache Gris.

TASTING NOTES

Bright and refreshing, loaded with concentrated flavours of blood orange, white peach, and ripe strawberry.  Dry, surprisingly full bodied, with a crisp mineral acidity and long complex finish.  French Rosé at its finest.

FOOD PAIRING

Goat cheese salad, smoked salmon, oysters, seared scallops, crab legs, or grilled pork loin.  

VINEYARD INFORMATION

• Age of vines: 40 - 60 years old
• Trellising: Bush vines & Trellis
• Irrigation: None
• Soil: Schist some slate soils
• Position: South facing slope

CELLAR INFORMATION 

• Harvest day: 6th September 2021
• Yield: 5 Tonnne/HA
• Fermentation: The grapes were whole bunch pressed, then cold settled in stainless steel tanks for 24 hours. After cold settling, we racked off the juice from the lees and prepared it for fermentation. 8% of the blend is barrel fermented and the remaining is fermented in stainless steel tanks. After fermentation we racked off again, from the lees created through fermentation, and left it to age until bottling.
• Bottling date: 20th January 2022
• Alc:  13.5%
• RS:  < 1.0g/l
• pH:  3.22
• TA:  4.05