Faugères 2017 - Domaine Léon Barral

Faugères - Domaine Léon Barral

The Faugères by Domaine Leon Barral is a red wine of race and personality, obtained from a blend of Cinsault, Grenache Noir, Carignano. The vines are between 70 and 32 years old and rest on schist soil. Vinification with 50% destemming, spontaneous fermentation and maceration for 30 days in 130 hl cement vats. Racking, malolactic fermentation and aging on the fine lees in concrete vats for 2 years. A wine of great and very pure expression of this territory, with tannins of good maturity, for a long, but fresh and drinkable finish.

Service

We taste the Chablis at a temperature of 8/10 ° in a tulip chalice. Wine to drink immediately but will express its best in a few years.

Pairings

Great to match with seafood, a second of vegetables, to try with salmon in the oven with vegetables.

Cellar: Domaine Léon Barral

The Domaine Léon Barral is located in Lenthéric, a small village at the foot of a hill, in the small region of Languedoc-Roussillon, belonging to the southern area of ​​France. Since 1990 the Domaine has been led by Didier, who today works 25 hectares with care and respect for the terroir of the small Languedoc-Roussillon region, specifically in the small village of Lenthéric. Precursors of an artisan movement, the generations of the Barral family have always been the bearers of a radical philosophy that goes beyond biological and biodynamic thinking. The sensitivity with which he works the vines leads to a great identity in the finished product. Immersed in the surrounding biodiversity and cared for according to biodynamic principles, the vineyards, which rise on soils of shale and slate, are cultivated with cinsault, syrah, carignan, grenache, mourvèdre, terret, viognier, russane. The wines, pure expression of the territory, are obtained from spontaneous fermentations, without any filtration, clarification and with the minimum indispensable dosage of sulphites. "Tradition", "Jadis" or "Valinière" are wines that make themselves known for their firm personality, frankness and simple genuineness.