A deep, sandy amber in the glass, this impressive maceration of Grenache, both Blanc and Gris, hits a perfect balance of structure, power and freshness. Apricot stone fruits, twinged with turmeric, ginger and wild herbs. Find out more.
About the Wine
Fatim's entry-point red, conversely coming from some of her oldest vines of Carignan at 80 years of age. After a raw, edgy 2023 expression, here we settle into something more deeply fruited with a softer, flowing texture - a little rustic, sanguine and dusted with powdery dry spices. It packs an explosion of fresh, brambly fruits on opening, that on the palate take on that bloody quality of iron-rich minerals, mixed with that game-y, earthy element that Carignan can sometimes show. This is one of those nourishing bottles that provides a lot of joy at the dinner table with friends - so delicious and unfathomable value for the age of the vineyard.
After harvest the bunches were split, half pressed directly and half de-stemmed and carbonically macerated for one week before being pressed into steel to rest for one year before bottling with no additions.
About Le Chai Volant
Born in Morocco, now residing in the tranquil isolation of the mountainous Pyrénées-Orientales, Fatim initially trained as a herbalist before fulfilling her long-term goal of making wine. After a lot of searching she was able to acquire her own ‘Mas’ – an old remote farm - that comprised 3.5 hectares of vines aged between 20 and 80 years of age and a place to live, in the Aspres region at the foothills of the Canigou mountain range.
Sitting in the valley floor, the vines sit in complete seclusion and were tended to by a grower practising organic farming before her who wanted to ensure that the land fell into the right hands before retiring. Using her previous training, Fatim works in the vineyard with her own brand of biodynamics, using homemade fermented plant extracts from the diverse flora of the hillsides. The arid soils are treated with copper only when absolutely necessary.
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