Its origin immediately gives this wine more character than a simple Southern French red wine.
- Location / Origin: The estate is located just north of Puisserguier, northwest of Béziers, within the Saint-Chinian appellation. This places the wine in a hilly part of the Languedoc where altitude, wind, and relief have a significant influence on its style.
- Altitude: The vineyards are situated between 88 and 205 m in altitude. This doesn't result in extreme coolness, but it does create enough variation within the estate to build tension and balance in the fruit.
- Climate & Influences: The estate is in a very windy area, which allows for large temperature differences and ensures that grapes dry quickly after rain. This helps to bring in healthy and clean fruit.
- Landscape: The plots are nestled among garrigue, olive trees, and brambles, in a distinctly Mediterranean landscape that nicely complements the southern character of Saint-Chinian.
The cellar approach here remains consciously classic and pure, so that fruit and suppleness remain central.
- Fermentation: The vinification is traditional, with long macerations. This gives the wine sufficient colour, body, and structure to support its robust style.
- Ageing / Oak maturation: No oak ageing is used. As a result, the wine remains primarily built on fruit, spiciness, and direct southern charm.
The blend is well-suited to Saint-Chinian and focuses primarily on body, colour, and southern spiciness.
- Syrah – Saint-Chinian: Syrah gives the wine extra depth, dark colour, and a firmer backbone.
- Grenache – Saint-Chinian: Grenache brings roundness, warmth, and a juicier mouthfeel to the blend.
- Cinsault – Saint-Chinian: Cinsault provides suppleness and a softer, friendlier texture.
- Mourvèdre – Saint-Chinian: Mourvèdre enhances the Mediterranean character of the wine and adds extra firmness to the finish.
