
Cypres du Sud Cypres de Toi Rosé 2021
It's mid July. You're cruising in a sprinter van down narrow streets through Lézignan, four dozen shucked oysters in the back on ice. You stop at a local bar to meet some guys. You end up having three drinks. As you step out onto the streets a pressure system blowing down off the Pyrenees meets the Mediterraean winds, sweeping over sun-kissed Grenache vines just across the way. This is *that rosé.
Vintage: 2021
Grapes: Malbec
Style: Rosé Wine
ABV: 12.5%
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Sub-Region or Appellation: Corbières
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Soils: Calcareous soil and blue marl, yet winds are just as important: the “vent Cers” from the northwest brings cold, dry weather as a counterpoint to the warm, humid air to the east, the Mediterranean “vent Marin”
Elevation: 170–660 feet
Yeasts: Indigenous
Vinification: Cold soaked and direct pressed into stainless steel tanks
Aging: Aged in stainless steel
Fining or Filtering: None