Pays d’Hérault Rouge Pur C
Appellation
Pays d'Hérault
Farming
Sustainable (HVE3), Organic (Ecocert)
Varietals
100% Cinsault
Vineyards & Viticulture
Organic farming with adherence to the biodynamic calendar. From a terraced, 2.3ha parcel of La Barthassade in Montpeyroux. Vines were planted in the early 1980s. Average yield 35hl/ha.
Soils
Limestone scree
Harvest & Vinification
All work done by gravity. Temperature controlled fermentation in stainless steel tanks. 85% destemmed. Native yeast. Gentle extraction using minimal pump-over and punch-down. No added SO2 until after malolactic fermentation and minimal additions at bottling. Eight months aging in 90% stainless steel tanks and 10% barriques.
