Chapelle - 2016 - Florence et Olivier Leriche

A blend of 59% Grenache, 18% Carignan, 9% Syrah, 5% Couston, and 9% Cinsault, Aramon and Aubun from 50+ year-old vines co-planted in the same parcel. Harvested by hand over several days, the juice is blended right after fermentation. The wine is matured for one year, with 2/3 in barrels that have seen 5 to 15 wines and 1/3 in enamelled steel vats, followed by a 6 months of stabilisation in vats, and then a final year of maturation 100% in enamelled steel vats. Neither fined nor filtered, and bottled with a sensible dose of sulphites.