Les Darons

Winemaker

Jeff Carrel

Appellation

Languedoc

Varieties

Carignan, Grenache/Garnacha, Syrah/Shiraz

Viticulture

Sustainably grown from old-vines Grenache & Carignan (averaging 40+ years in age!) with a dollup of younger vines Syrah. Yields of just 2.33 tons/acre for the Grenache and Carignan.

Soil

Clay/limestone for the Grenache; lacustre and shatter in Minervois; gypsum in Corbieres; sand in La Clape.

Ratings & Reviews

Vinification

Grapes were fully de-stemmed and crushed/vinified together. Short, 10 day fermentation.

Aging

Unoaked.

Available Sizes (L)

0.750