Domaine le Sang des Cailloux, Grenache Blend, Vacqueyras "Lopy" Southern Rhône, France 2021

75% Grenache, 25% Syrah

Lopy is the name of the farm where winemaker Serge Férigoule was born. This is old-vine Vacqueyras, with vines 55 to 65 years old.

All grapes are harvested by hand and de-stemmed. The wine undergoes natural fermentation (only using indigenous yeasts) in cement cuves with daily pump-overs. Parcels are aged separately in 450-L barrels, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered.

This old-vines bottling is all about smoky garrigue, dense black fruit, taut leather, chewy tannins, and stones.

Organic and biodynamic.