Foulards Rouges, Octobre 2022 - Vin de France

€26,50

The first 'Primeur' of the year! Foulards Rouges Octobre is released each year in… October; 90% Syrah, 10% Grenache grown on granitic soil, hand harvested and spontaneous carbonic fermentation, no SO2 added, this smile inducing wine literally sings in the glass - juicy red fruits, lively and energy filled. 11% ABV

DOMAINE DES FOULARDS ROUGE, JEAN-FRANCOIS NICQ
Montesquieu des Alberes - Organic, Natural
Jean-François Nicq took over the domaine in 2002. It was then ten hectares and he
planted a further two on beautiful schist and gneiss slopes. In his first year he began the
conversion to organic viticulture. In his previous job he vinified the wines at the co-op in
the Côtes-du-Rhône (Estezargues) where he worked without sulphur and maintained
this practice of natural winemaking at Foulards for his first vintage. The terroir is Les
Albères in the Pyrenées-Orientales, 10km from the sea and Collioure, where the
maritime influence brings the freshness that enables the wines to reach phenolic
maturity without excessive alcohol. The nor-nor-east exposition of the vines
compounds this character and finally the soils which make up this ancient granitic area bequeath a delicacy and elegance to the wines. The yields are kept low by the climatic conditions; successive droughts over the years have forced the vines to develop deep root systems to search for water and mineral nourishment.
Depending on the parcel the yields range from 5- 25hl/ha. Purity is the watchword here; the first thing you notice is the freshness of the wines, and, dare one say, some pretty juicy fruit.