Fabien Jouves ‘À Table!!!’ Rosé 2022

Location: France, Sud-Ouest, Cahors

Winemaker: Fabien Jouves

Grapes: Malbec, Tannat, Merlot

Soil: clay, limestone

Winemaking: saignée method; long maceration, bottled young

‘À Table!!!’: Brash and full of life, this rosé is dreamy and decadent when paired with a banh mi, any charcuterie, and spicy foods. Thirst-quenching and herbacious and fun!

From the importer Zev Rovine Selections: Fabien Jouves is from an old farming family in Causse and became a winemaker in 2006 when he created his first cuvée, “Mas del Périé”, on the highest slopes of Cahors.

Jouves’ estate, 21 hectares in the junction of Quercy and Cahors, was selected to highlight the many expression of Côt. Reinforcing this is Fabien’s commitment to biodynamic viticulture that respects “life, plant, man, and the environment.” Following biodynamic agriculture adds strength to his terroir by supporting the whole environment from the vines to the animals.

The vinification is completely natural without any oenological inputs. His wines are then aged in concrete vats, barrels, or casks, according to its characteristics and personality.