Mas des Capitelles 2022 Vieilles Vignes Rouge, Faugeres AOC

Item Number: 22434

UPC: None

Country: France
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Sub Region: Herault
Appellation/AVA: Faugeres AOP
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2022
Grape(s): 50% Mourvedre / 25% Carignan / 25% Syrah
Type: Wine - Red
Bottle Size: 750 ml
Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 14.5
Viticulture: Certified Organic

Vine Age: 40 to 100 years old; Carignan 80+
Harvest: Manual

Winemaking Notes: Little intervention. No temperature control. Roughtly 30-day maceration with a small proportion of semi-carbonic whole clusters in the fermentation. one-fifth of the cuvée ages in oak and four-fifths in fiberglass and enamel vats for 14 months. The wine is bottled without filtration.

Tasting Notes: An exuberant nose of blueberries, violets, and warm dust evokes the sun-scorched slopes of the appellation in visceral fashion, and the palate sizzles with an almost spiky minerality, framed by rich but firm blue and black fruits. The balance of refinement and wildness here is extraordinary, with neither trait calling too much attention to itself.