2011 Mas des Agrunelles ‘L’Indigene’

Price: $22 Region: Languedoc < FranceGrapes: Grenache, Syrah, CarignanVineyard/Cellar Stats: Biodynamic, zero intervention farming, Jurassic Comblanchien Limestone and clay soil, no added SO2, native yeast, unfined/unfilteredWinemaker: Frédéric Porro In this business you are often touched by stories of winemakers and their passion, or their commitment to a noble goal, but rarely do you come across ones that tug at your heartstrings deeply. Like this one, the story of Frédéric Porro and his wife, Stéphanie Ponson, and their 100% input-free, biodynamic Languedoc estate. Their vineyards are miles away from everything on an uninhabited, windswept plateau deep in the forest, more than five miles from nearby vineyards. Frédéric explained that after much research in geology and climatology, they chose these vineyard sites because they were far enough away from nearby agriculture that they would be free from any potential cross-contamination, and in a dry, windy area where mold wasn’t an i