Country: France
Region: Vieux, Gaillac
Appellation: Vin de France
Grape varieties: 50% Loin de l’oeil (négoce, Thierry Barreau), 50% Mauzac blanc/rose (domain)
Style: Macerated white
ABV: 10.8% by vol.
Yield: 15 ha/hl
Terroir: Clay limestone. Plateau Cordais—Andillac and Castelnau-de-Montmiral vineyards.
Average age of vines: 20 years
Farming: Dry-farmed. Second year of conversion to organic.
Harvest: By hand
Vinification: Harvested early morning, and destemmed, by hand. Lightly crushing by foot, followed by 2-3 week maceration with daily punchdowns. Pressed using wooden hand press à cliquet. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Blended four weeks before bottling. No fining. No filtration.
Aging: On fine lees in fiberglass for ten months. Bottled August 2021, by hand.
Sulfur added: None
Production: 1,300 bottles
Region: Vieux, Gaillac
Appellation: Vin de France
Grape varieties: 50% Loin de l’oeil (négoce, Thierry Barreau), 50% Mauzac blanc/rose (domain)
Style: Macerated white
ABV: 10.8% by vol.
Yield: 15 ha/hl
Terroir: Clay limestone. Plateau Cordais—Andillac and Castelnau-de-Montmiral vineyards.
Average age of vines: 20 years
Farming: Dry-farmed. Second year of conversion to organic.
Harvest: By hand
Vinification: Harvested early morning, and destemmed, by hand. Lightly crushing by foot, followed by 2-3 week maceration with daily punchdowns. Pressed using wooden hand press à cliquet. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts. Blended four weeks before bottling. No fining. No filtration.
Aging: On fine lees in fiberglass for ten months. Bottled August 2021, by hand.
Sulfur added: None
Production: 1,300 bottles