2021 Domaine du Possible Charivari

Region: Agly Valley < Languedoc-Roussillon < France

Grape: Carignan 

Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic farming; 50-106 years old on soils of gneiss and granite; foot tred then carbonic whole cluster maceration; bottled unfined/unfiltered with no added So2; zero-zero; 12% ABV

Winemaker: Loïc Roure

• Carbonic Carignan from a certified organic one-man show in the Languedoc
• Dark, tangy fruit (blackberry + black plum!) mingle with notes of leather, baking spice and French barn
• No fizz but there's a tongue-tickling vibrance that keeps it fresh
• Chillable red, 30 minutes in the fridge is perfect!

More about Domaine du Possible

Loïc Roure was planning to open a restaurant/wine bar when he stumbled upon an old cooperative winery in 2003 and bought that instead, pivoting to the winemaking side of the business.  After an extensive renovation (the place had been abandoned since 1990) Loïc now works and lives in Lansac's old cave cooperative, farming his 10.5 hectares of vineyards around the Côtes du Roussillon A.O.C.  

He has worked organically from the start, preferring his hands to tractors, and mostly eschewing So2 additions.  Which is fairly easy in this extremely windy region, which naturally repels mold and pests, making chemical-free growing work easier.