2024 Domaine de la Ferrandiere Grenache Gris Rosé, Pays d'Oc, France
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100% Grenache Gris
Domaine de la Ferrandière specializes in “Pays d’Oc” mono-cepage wines. Currently growing under their 70 hectares of vines are Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Viognier, Vermentino, Syrah, Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Malbec, Marselan and Pinot Noir. The vineyards undergo a period of flooding for 40 days after each winter in an effort to regulate the natural salinity of the soils upon which they grow. This ancestral technique allows the vines to be grown on their own rootstock as oppose to American rootstock, something that distinguishes them from typical French vines. As such, the vineyard was uniquely protected from phylloxera in the beginning of the 20th century, which gives an added measure of authenticity to these great wines of already tremendous value.
This Grenache rosé shows notes of fresh red cherry, raspberry, cran-apple, and a note of tangerine citrus. A thread of mineral streaks across the palate on the finish.