Mas De Gourgonnier Rouge Les Baux de Provence (75cl, 13.5%)

A Provençal red blend from the Les Baux-de-Provence appellation, bottled at 13.5% ABV in a 750ml bottle. It is made from approximately 38% Syrah, 22% Cabernet Sauvignon, 22% Grenache and 18% Carignan, with proportions shifting by vintage. Grapes are destemmed and lightly crushed, then fermented on indigenous yeasts in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks. The wine is bottled in a distinctive Normandy Calvados bottle shape. The nose offers ripe black fruits, dried roses and Provençal garrigue. The palate is medium-bodied with spiced black cherry, black pepper, ginger, nutmeg, dark chocolate and caramel. The finish is dry and peppery, with prune and herbal garrigue.