The Forgotten Vines - Around Cinsault 2022
Les Vignes Oubliées is located on the Terrasses du Larzac , in Languedoc . The estate was created by Jean-Baptiste Granier , with the help of Olivier Jullien, a great researcher of Languedoc terroir. Before their arrival, the grapes were sent to a cooperative cellar. The mountain culture specific to Saint-Privat, the layout and the time necessary for the cultivation of the vines meant that they were not sufficiently developed. The productivist system was therefore not adapted to “forgotten vines”, and the winegrowers had great difficulty making a living from it. Today, Jean-Baptiste Granier produces wine from these very old vines of ancestral selections , grown at high altitude (300-400 meters). Since the vines have not been subjected to intense and unreasonable chemical treatments, the transition to organic farming has been adopted.
Autour du Cinsault is made primarily from old Cinsault vines , complemented by Grenache, Syrah and Carignan . The harvest comes from a collective of peasants working naturally on small plots in the middle of the woods in the commune of Saint Privat. The grapes are sorted in the vineyard and in the cellar then partially destemmed. Fermentation lasts 15 to 20 days and aging takes place in demi-muids (20%) .
Grapes: Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah, Carignan
