2023 Vieille Ferme - Vin de France Rouge (750ml)

—Dustin Soiseth (KLWM)

Highly energetic, this wine’s radiance and impulsive red berry and rose petal aromas are instantly appealing. Ample and fresh on the palate, its flavors are also tasty and fruity, underscored by vibrant minerality, brought about by the schistladen soils – the preferred terroir of great Grenache wines.

Appellation: Cotes du Roussillon
Average age of vines: N/A
Farming Methods: N/A
Maturation: This product is blended in concrete vats for a period of 6 months.
Soil: Deep limestone schist
Varietal: Grenache noir, Carignan and Syrah
Vineyard Orientation: Schist-laden slopes, facing North and South
Vineyard Size: 20 ha

-Importer notes

Mikaël Boutin first worked as a mechanic until age 20 when he began work in the southern Rhône vineyards. He then studied viticulture at Carpentras before moving on to the organic Domaine Jean David at Séguret, which stimulated his urge to make wine. When his uncle retired in 2008, Mikaël worked two hectares he inherited from his parents, making his first wine in 2011. At the time he was also the “number two” in charge of the vineyards at Domaine de la Vieille Julienne at Châteauneuf-du-Pape.

He produces organic wines, with massale selection of the vines. Mikaël owns two hectares across eight plots on slope and plain stem. He manages to produce delicious wines in a small building barely larger than a two-car garage which represents the totality of his production facility.