Roussillon
Une Vie la Nuit - 2023 - Cyril Fhal
Clos du Rouge Gorge
A nose with notes of raspberries, black cherries and violet... On the palate, supple, voluptuous, balanced, fruity... a lovely surprise!
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Vin de France
- Degree of alcohol
- 13 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2030
- rock’n’roll
Blend of Syrah and Grenache from purchased grapes, harvested by hand on the cool terroirs of Paziols, on the road to Padern, a plot in the shade of a limestone massif, slow maturity. Viticulture and vinification are straightforward and natural; infusion is practiced during vinification for greater delicacy. Fermentation and maturation in vats, on the lees, for 9 months, and natural decantation before bottling. Just a tiny pinch of sulphur at bottling.
Cyril Fhal
Cyril Fhal launched his 5-hectare estate in 2002 in Latour-de-France, just 5 km from Calce, home to numerous renowned winemakers. The young Parisian, his viticulture/oenology diploma in hand, had been on the look out for parcels in the region when he stumbled upon these old vines – between 50 and 100 years old – which no one wanted to work, because they were planted on steep slopes unsuitable...
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