La Fabrique Vieux Carignan Calmel & Joseph

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Ruby red robe with highlights. On the nose, this wine has aromas of fig and garrigue herbs typical of ancient Carignan vines grown on hillsides. The palate is delicate, with a fine balance between taste and tannins, suppleness and acidity. A wonderfully rich, elegant example of this Languedoc grape variety.

Vintage - 2020
Bottle Size - 75cl
Grape Variety - 100% Carignan (124 yrs old)
Alcohol by Volume - 15%
Region - IGP Côtes du Brian Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Style - Dry, full bodied red wine
Serving Temperature - 17-18°c
Storage - Drink +5 years
Closure - Cork
Organic
Awards - International Wine Challenge Commended Winner

100 % Carignan. Made from a small parcel of Carignan vines planted in 1890, which are now 124 years old (a handful of casualties were replanted using the same trunk, around 4 years ago). The grapes they yield are perfectly adapted to their environment. Unaffected by drought or disease, they are tru100 % Carignan. Made from a small parcel of Carignan vines planted in 1890, which are now 124 years old (a handful of casualties were replanted using the same trunk, around 4 years ago). The grapes they yield are perfectly adapted to their environment, unaffected by drought or disease, they are truly representative of outstanding quality, local produce.

Harvested into small crates by hand. Grapes are destemmed and crushed before being put into vat. Alcoholic fermentation, at a temperature of between 25-30°C, lasts 20 days. A major, aerated pumping-over operation is carried out in the middle of the alcoholic fermentation, while other pumping-over operations are very light, lasting just 5 minutes per day. The vatting period lasts a total of 30 days. The wine is then racked and settled.

Ageing

Aged in vat 16 months

In 2007, Laurent Calmel joined J Joseph’s fifteen years old trading company that specialized in Languedoc Roussillon wines coming from Private cellars. Both of them decided to take up a new challenge: vinifying in the most natural way a range of great Languedoc Roussillon wines on hardly known appellations from a strict selection of parcels cultivated organically. This desire to prove the exceptional quality of these soils also relied on complete transparency of the wines. Their cultural methods and vinification are widely described on their blog www.calmel-joseph.com.

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