Labastide de Levis, Terrane Rouge, IGP Cotes du Tarn

€13,85

Terrane Rouge is a blend of local varieties Braucoul (Fer Servadou), Duras and a little Merlot. The result is a limpid and joyful red wine, exhibiting primary red fruit – raspberry, cherry and wild berries. This is a classic french bistro style red, good for luncheons, dinners or just a simple honest baguette with some fresh cheese on the side.

CAVE DE LABASTIDE DE LEVIS, Gaillac
Located in the heart of the Gaillac vineyards, the Cave de Labastide was founded in 1949. Today it is the oldest cellar of the Gaillac appellation. It is made up of about a hundred cooperative winegrowers with an area of around 1,000 hectares of vines.

Situated on the banks of the river Tarn the vineyards spread across the various terroirs of the Gaillac region, from gravelly clay to chalk and limestone, and are affected by the climates of both the Atlantic and the Mediterranean. The mildness of the Atlantic influence reduces the risk of frost and provides much needed moisture to the vines, while the Mediterranean influence provides the generous warmth that ensures ripeness and phenolic maturity in the grapes.
Local natives like mauzac, the wonderfully named loin de l’oeil (‘far from the eye’, so named because of the distance of the bunch from the budding place), braucol (aka fer servadou) and duras alongside sauvignon blanc, gamay and syrah, are used to make a wide variety of styles.