Est. 2001. Importer & Distributor of Fine Wine, Craft Spirits, and Ginjo Sake
Item Number: 7449
UPC: None
Country: France
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Appellation/AVA: Vin de Pays d'Oc
Estate Grown Wine: Yes
Vintage: 2013
Grape(s): 100% Syrah
Type: Wine - Rose
Bottle Size: 750ml Pack: 12
Closure: Cork
Alc by Vol(%): 12.5
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Location Notes: Faillenc Sainte Marie is a small property, with only eight hectares of vineyards stubbornly clinging to the rocky foothills of Mont Alaric. The vineyards are buffeted by the northerwesterly Tramontane wind which blows over Alaric and by the southerly Autan breezes coming off the nearby Mediterranean, creating an extremely dry climate. The terroir is composed of inhospitable, rocky limestone terraces. Only vines, olive trees and some scraggly brush survive under these harsh conditions. As a result, yields are naturally low. The grapes are strongly marked by their environment and this powerful character shows through in the wines.
Winemaking Notes: This rosé is made via the saignée method. The grapes, in this case 100% Syrah, go into a tank for a short period of time, usually overnight. After this short maceration period, the juice "bled" off has absorbed some color from the skins, but does not carry the dark purple hue that Syrah can produce. The fermentation is long and slow at controlled temperatures. The Giberts have traditionally left a trace of residual sugar in this rosé, believing that it complements the fruit; but, beginning with the 2011 vintage, the wine has been vinified “dry” to emphasize the true terroir of this very special micro-climate.
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