A la Santé des Mécréants 2016

A la Santé des Mécréants 2016

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Classic herbal, irony Duras with light body and medium tannins

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Cuvée: A la Sante des Mecreants’ AOP Gaillac

Vintage: 2016

Producer: Vignereuse

Winemakers: Marine Leys

Region: France, Gaillac, Andillac

Style + Colour: Still, red

Grapes/Blend: Duras

ABV: 13.5%

Hand harvested and sorted, de-stemmed. Indigenous yeasts used for fermentation in fiberglass vats. 8 day maceration with regular pumping over. 40-year-old vines.

Meet the producer: Marine Leys

Marine works with a mix of local varieties: Mauzac, Loin de l’Oeil, Braucol, Duras and then some Gamay, and Syrah (the most commercial of the varieties, and Gaillac used to sell a lot of bulk must and juice to other regions). She tends to 5 hectares and works organically.