Domaine de Fontsainte Corbieres 2023

Domaine de Fontsainte Corbieres 2023

Corbieres, Southern France, Old Vine Red Blend

Domaine de Fontsainte Corbieres 2023

Corbieres, Southern France, Old Vine Red Blend
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$22.99 on 6+ bottles (use code: 6saves2)
60% Carignan, 30% Grenache, 5% Syrah

  • Carignan vines planted in 1950, Grenache in 1986, Syrah in 1991
  • Silica, clay, limestone (gravelly with large galets, or rounded stones)

  • Hand harvested

  • Grenache and Syrah are de-stemmed by hand; Carignan goes through carbonic maceration

  • Fermentation takes place in temperature-controlled vats for 14 days

  • Wine rests for 6 months before being racked into barrel

  • Wine aged for 6 months in French oak barrels

All of Fontsainte’s vineyards are situated within the Corbières Boutenac appellation, however only “Clos du Centurion” takes the appellation on the label; other cuvées take the Corbières appellation. Rigorous pruning along with green harvests keep yields low. Existing vines are pruned in gobelet; new vines are being trellised. Cuves are gravity-fed—a mix of temperature-controlled stainless steel and cement.

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