Faugères
A bright, clear, garnet red. The nose is significantly riper and fruitier in this 2021 vintage, with the ever-present notes of garrigue, black pepper, and laurel, evolving to a medley of strawberry and pomegranate and finally ruby fruit. The first palate opens incisively with a very characteristic weft of tannin, with both tension and power. Mediterranean aromas of mint and thyme, aniseed and liquorice, lead to a flinty, white pepper finish. This vintage possesses the same strong personality as ever, with its rustic, untamed aromas that maintain a surprisingly elegant harmony.
Technical sheet
Appellation
Faugères
Vintage
2021
Varieties
Syrah 50%, Grenache 30%, black Carignan 20%
Alcohol
13 % alc./vol
Terroir
Schistes
Vinification
Manual harvesting. Traditionally vinified. Grapes are destemmed and sorted. Syrah is not crushed and then they are vinifed without pumping over around 25 °C, (the cap is occasionally moistened). The Grenache and Carignan grapes are destemmed, not crushed, and vinified together at 28°C for 3 weeks, with aerated pumping over in the middle of the alcoholic fermentation. Malolactic fermentation occurs with the marc.
Ageing
No ageing
Geographical location
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