2021 Chateau La Baronne 'Juste le Rouge'

Region: Corbieres < Languedoc-Roussillon < FranceGrapes: 85% Grenache Gris + MourvedreVineyards/cellar stats: Certified organic + certified biodynamic(Demeter); gravel terraces on clay-limestone soils; Grenache Gris inamphora with 6 months of maceration, Mourvèdre in stainless steeltanks. MLF completed. Blended and bottled, unfined/unfiltered, withminimal So2; 12% ABV; 250 casesWinemaker: Jean & Anne LignèresLocated on the warm, windswept plains of southern France,Languedoc-Roussillon is the largest wine producing region in France.Here, wine is prolific and historical -- the Languedoc produces about10% of the world's wine and is believed to be the home to the originalRoman vines (the oldest vines in France). Unfortunately, over theyears, the hot, arid and mostly flat plains between Narbonne andMontpellier have become known for quantity over quality.Cooperatives, making mostly conventional 'table wine', the kind youfind in French grocery stores for 3 Euro, are the main player