2020 Domaine de l'Agramante Cuvée M'arricriu Côtes du Rhône Rouge

Region: Côtes du Rhône < France Grapes: Grenache 35%, Syrah 25%, Cinsault 30% and Counoise 10% Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Organic farming on sandy/silt terraces with a very windy Mediterranean climate. The grapes were harvested by hand, 100% destemmed and lightly crushed. Fermentation temperatures were regulated and maceration lasted just six days with daily pump-overs. Each plot was kept separate and matured for five months in vats, before it was assembled just before bottling with no filtration and minimal added SO2; 12.5% ABV Winemaker: Carlo La Rocca A Sicilian engineer working in France gives up the corporate job to make natural wine in the Southern Rhône Valley -- this is Carlo's wine origin story The cuvée name M'Arricriu' ('I enjoy life' in Sicilian) is an homage to the feeling that drove Carlo to uproot his life and dive head first into wine Spicy, bright and light (especially compared to most big Southern Rhône wines)  Juicy blackberries, dried cherries and wild herbs and a s