2021 Domaine Plaisance-Penavayre Le Rouge Fronton, France Cantalapiedra farmed by the Guinaudeau family

farmed by the Guinaudeau family (Lafleur)

Terroir: Clay-limestone soils with white marls

with red plum

VINIFICATION: 20-hour maceration

2021 Domaine Plaisance-Penavayre Le Rouge Fronton, France Cantalapiedra farmed by the Guinaudeau familyVariety: 68% Ngrette, 24% Syrah, 8% Cabernet Franc Vine Age: Planted between 1963 and 2001 Terroir: Gravelly, silty, alluvial topsoil over clay limestone bedrock. Located on the third terrace in Tarn at 220 meters elevation. Viticulture: Organic (certified) since 2011 Vinification: Three varieties are vinified and aged separately in stainless steel tanks before final assembly, indigenous yeast fermentation. Aged for 18 months in concrete tanks.