L'Année Rosé 2023

Summer is showing the tip of its nose and the terrasse are calling for a generous rosé 😎. This wine from Paul Old will give you the breeze of clean linen and wild strawberries. The palate is a crushed red fruit bomb coming with delicate spices such as coriander and cinnamon. The texture is light but indulgent. The whole experience is very Bandol-Rosé-like. A Rosé that comes with the complexity of a red wine. To pair with beetroot dish for maximum effect.

Region: Corbières Maritime / VDF
Grape: Mourvèdre 90% and 10% Macabeu
Alcohol: 12.5%
Total SO2: 31 mg/L 
Service: 8/10°C.
For: 🧀🍣🦐🥒🐙🐠

Tech facts: 

From a selection of Paul's Corbières maritimes parcels, set on heavy clay and limestone bordering the etangs near Peyriac-de-Mer and Bages. 
Basket pressed and cold settled before spontaneous fermentation in barrique.
In barrique with extended solids contact, blended to stainless steel for Malo-lactic fermentation. No fining, coarse filtration, bottled 05.03.24.
Organic, with certification from Ecocert. Biodynamic, with certification from Demeter.

Vintage:
A mild winter was followed by our third consecutive growing season with below average rainfall. Very little disease pressures allowed us to focus on treating the vineyards and vines with compost tea and algae based foliar sprays. A cooler summer than 2022, reduced the effects of hydric stress. Early August electrical storms rained on some of
our inland vines while our maritime vines missed out. A small crop that quickly reached maturity. Very small berries with good acid retention. Higher nitrogen levels in fruit allowed the clean ferments by the indigenous yeasts. Final wines are concentrated and generous.