Mas de Agrunelles Carmin 2020 - syrah and cabernet sauvignon

Mas de Agrunelles Carmin 2020 - syrah and cabernet sauvignon

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Description

This wine draws its name from its colour from Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon plots.

This plot grows on deep ochre clay soils with a north facing exposition, stimulating more maturity. Mas Neuf terroir in Argelliers (where the plot is situated), is made from clay-limestone and bauxite soil.

Wines are rounder and gourmet. Each plot is vinified in a separate vat. Cabernet goes through whole bunch vinification for a dozen of days to promote its body and its fruit. After 50% destemming of Syrah, grapes are placed in vats for a longer fermentation to reach a smoother structure provided by tannins. Grapes are placed in vats through a belt elevator not to crush berries. It only takes a few hours for fermentation to start in hermetically sealed vats, thanks to natural yeast without adding sulphur.

Wine pumping is performed on a daily basis. Maceration lasts for about a month. Daily tasting helps to pinpoint the exact moment for devatting.

Syrah matures in stainless steel vat while we place cabernet in ovoid Flexitanks.

Racking is performed in winter without exposing the wine to air. The wine isn’t filtered, nor refined. Bottling day is always set on a fruit day with a waning moon. At this stage, sulphur is added at levels of 2 grams per hectolitre.

--------THE PRODUCER--------

Mas de Agrunelles

Frédéric Porro was an aspiring Motorcross rider until an accident left him in a wheelchair. His disability led him to a new passion - wine - after his sister asked him to put together the wine list for he restaurant. From that moment on, he became devoted to the grape. Mas des Agrunelles came about from his collaboration with Stéphanie Ponson – owner of Mas Nicot – in 2005 near Murles in Languedoc. Stéphanie et Frédéric met in 1999 while studying enology in Montpellier. The name of the estate comes from the fact that there are a lot of wild sloe trees around the vineyards and sloe is ‘Agrunelles’ in old Occitan.

The couple make wine with the same diligence and passion as other biodynamic winemakers have before them, such as Didier Barral and Olivier Julien. It all began with experimentation, trial and error- but they quickly moved from organic vines to a fully functioning biodynamic vineyard and winery. They are proud to produce natural wines of high quality.


 

--------THE GRAPE--------

Rhone Red Blend

The Rhone Red Blend is often known as the GSM blend whereby the three main grapes are Grenache, Syrah and Mouvedre. In actuality there can be up to 13 grapes made into this blend, by law, in the southern Rhone Valley. You can have lighter and more floral versions of the Rhone Red Blend or have bolder and oakier versions depending where in the world it is made. They are most popular in France, California and Australia.

 

--------THE REGION--------

Languedoc-Roussillon

Languedoc-Roussillon is the large wine region that covers the entire south of France. It is home to many different styles of wines, types of grapes and producers. It is often seen as the hub of interesting and exciting wines as well as a bed of cheaper/great value wines.