Domaine De Fontsainte Gris de Gris Rosé 2022

90% Grenache Gris, 5% Carignan, 5% Mourvèdre

Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Appellation: Corbières, Corbières Boutenac

Soil: Silica, clay, limestone (gravelly with large galets, or rounded stones)

• Hand harvested

• Gris de Gris is made by saignée

• After a 24-hour débourbage, or settling of the must, alcoholic fermentation takes place at cool temperatures for 35 days

• Malolactic fermentation is blocked

• Wines rest for one month before bottling to preserve freshness and aromatic intensity

• The first vineyards at Domaine de Fontsainte were planted by the Romans. The original domaine was built around a thermal spring, which was later named for the local, 12th-century patron saint, Saint Siméon; hence Fontsainte—the saint’s fount.