2018 Château de la Liquière L'unique Gaz de Schiste Pet’Nat Rosé

Region: Faugeres > France
Grapes: 50% Grenache 50% Mourvèdre
Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified biodynamic and organic farming, one hectare of land, schist soils and organic manure, hand-harvested in small crates, direct pressing ancestral method, 6 months in bottle, disgorged; 12% ABV
Winemaker:  Bernard and Claudie Vidal

WHY IS THIS A UNICORN? Certified BioD pet’nat from a one-hectare plot in Faugeres that comes in under $20? Unicorn!

A fun bottle full of pink, dry pet’nat?  Count us in!  We are crushing hard on this bubbly from Château de la Liquière, and we love the clear bottle that lets you see just how tickle-me-pink this wine is!  Bernard Vidal and his wife, Claudie have carried on their family’s winemaking legacy since it’s origin in the 1700’s.  With only one hectare of these grapes, there were only 2,500 bottles of Gaz de Schiste made--so get your hands on it!  The nose is jammed packed with sour fruits, like raspberry and zingy currants, and on the palate its fleshy, but elegant with all those red fruits plus a little juicy watermelon.  We want to drink this pretttttty much all the time.  The Tiffany blue and pink label doesn’t hurt our love for this either...