Foulards Rouge ‘Soif du Mal’ Rouge
Foulards Rouge ‘Soif du Mal’ Rouge – harbouring a little more austerity than some of his other cuveés, this remains an enigmatically playful wine. Composed of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah, this juicy elixir shall sing and dance in your glass. Inarguably fresh and distinctly vivacious, it is framed by a terroir-driven purity. Mingling on the nose are juicy red and black fruits- cherry, plum, blackcurrant and wild strawberry tickle and tease. Faint hints of wild flowers dance across the palette as touches of spice and salinity mark the finish. The pressed grapes undergo a twenty-day carbonic maceration with indigenous yeasts and no added sulphur. In any case, a suave and patient wine.
Jean-Francois Nicq, a Lille native, completed a two-year oenological course in Macon, Burgundy. Here, he met Thierry Puzelat of Clos Tue-Boeuf fame, who introduced Nicq to the idea of natural winemaking. Subsequently, he brought these concepts to Vignerons d’Esterzagues, a Rhone based cooperative where he spent the best part of a decade attempting to perfect his craft. In 2002, he took over his current domaine, expanding it from 10 to 12 hectares, most of which were composed of gneiss and schist soils. His vineyards are spread across several plots around his village, Montesquieu-des-Albéres, all of which incorporate organic and biodynamic principles. Some of the land is ploughed by horse and there is very little intervention in the cellar. Furthermore, carbonic maceration is used for most cuveés, imbuing the wines with a distinctly fresh, fruit-forward expression. Obviously, purity and decisiveness run amuck across Nicq’s elixirs.
Foulards Rouge ‘Soif du Mal’ Rouge – Undoubtedly, a sapid and invigorating wine that seems to hum with unbridled energy and elegance.
Additional information
Grape | Grenache/Syrah |
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Colour | Red |
Region | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Bottle Size | 75cl |
Style | Red |
Foulards Rouge ‘Soif du Mal’ Rouge – Mingling on the nose are juicy red and black fruits- cherry, plum, blackcurrant and wild strawberry tickle and tease. Faint hints of wild flowers dance across the palette as touches of spice and salinity mark the finish.
€34.00
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