Clos Fantine ‘La Lanterne’ Rouge 2023
Location: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Faugères
Winemaker: Carol, Olivier, & Corine Andrieu
Grapes: 50% Cinsault, 50% Aramon
Soil: Slate
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Destemmed Cinsault fermented for 3 days in concrete, whole cluster. Aramon is added after. Unfined, unfiltered and with zero added sulfur.
From us at M&L: The Andrieu family are the stewards of about 30 hectares of very old vines (mostly 100+ years old) of Aramon, Cinsault, Syrah, Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre, and Picpoul in Faugères. Three siblings, Carole, Corine and Oliver work without any employees and do everything required for their plots. This is an incredible undertaking, yet their wines feel effortless. They vinify traditionally
Location: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Faugères
Winemaker: Carol, Olivier, & Corine Andrieu
Grapes: 50% Cinsault, 50% Aramon
Soil: Slate
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Destemmed Cinsault fermented for 3 days in concrete, whole cluster. Aramon is added after. Unfined, unfiltered and with zero added sulfur.
From us at M&L: The Andrieu family are the stewards of about 30 hectares of very old vines (mostly 100+ years old) of Aramon, Cinsault, Syrah, Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre, and Picpoul in Faugères. Three siblings, Carole, Corine and Oliver work without any employees and do everything required for their plots. This is an incredible undertaking, yet their wines feel effortless. They vinify traditionally
Location: France, Languedoc-Roussillon, Faugères
Winemaker: Carol, Olivier, & Corine Andrieu
Grapes: 50% Cinsault, 50% Aramon
Soil: Slate
Winemaking: Organic farming. Hand harvest. Destemmed Cinsault fermented for 3 days in concrete, whole cluster. Aramon is added after. Unfined, unfiltered and with zero added sulfur.
From us at M&L: The Andrieu family are the stewards of about 30 hectares of very old vines (mostly 100+ years old) of Aramon, Cinsault, Syrah, Carignan, Grenache, Mourvedre, and Picpoul in Faugères. Three siblings, Carole, Corine and Oliver work without any employees and do everything required for their plots. This is an incredible undertaking, yet their wines feel effortless. They vinify traditionally