2017 Mas des Capitelles Faugeres Vintage, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Poland spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak

spontaneous fermentation in neutral oak with indigenous yeasts

light and slender texture on the palate

Soft destemming

elegant wine that is perfect with slow braised meats and vegetables

The wines are never de-acidified and in high acid vintages bottling is often delayed to allow the wines to harmonize and soften

2017 Mas des Capitelles Faugeres Vintage, Languedoc-Roussillon, France Poland spontaneous fermentation in neutral oakMas des Capitelles Vintage bottling showcases some of their extremely old Carignan plantings, with 40% of the blend coming from 80 year old Carignan, and 30% each from Mourvdre and Grenache. After a month long maceration with a small proportion of semi carbonically fermented whole clusters, Vintage spends 24 months aging 80% in used French oak, with the remainderGrenache exclusively, which takes less kindly to barrelin fiberglass and enamel vats.