Viticulture: Organic
Soil type: Limestone scree
Elevation: 650m
Grapes: 50-year old Grenache and 70-year-old Carignan
Method of fermentation: Native yeast fermentation in cement vats. 100% destemmed grapes. Aged for 18 months only in 20-hectolitre Stockinger foudre.
Bottles made: 5,300

Violet, black olive, plum. The elevation of these vineyards makes for a delicate, classy red with Carignan aromas in the foreground.

Olivier Jeantet has a quarter century of organic farming under his belt. It’s reasonable to call him a pioneer in Larzac.