Sainte Croix Le Pourboire 2020

Pourboire », because that’s why we made it; to drink (Pour Boire). . . « Nature », because there is nothing added. And nothing means no SO2, no selected yeast, no tannins, no enzymes, no fining agents etc etc « Free Electron Series / Série Electron Libre » is a range of wines made in a spontaneous style, generated by free thinking.
Organic Wine certified by ECOCERT.
Grape varieties
Old vine (1905) Carignan (80%), Grenache (20%)
Vintage
2020
Vineyards & Terroir

Light, decomposed sandy limestone - 150m altitude.
Harvested
Hand harvested in 40kg boxes. 2nd week of September 2018.
Yield
25 Hl/Ha
Vinification

Without additives at any stage. Destemmed, fermented in tank using wild yeasts at 22-26°C, for 15 days.
Ageing
On fine lees in tank for 10 months. Ageing and bottling without SO2 or other additives. Unfined, cross-flow filtered.
Tasting note
Dense purple with violet hues. Cassis and citrus fruit on the nose (grapefruit, pineapple) with floral notes. Fine, well-defined palate with pronounced freshness. Grape tannins present with a mineral background, with notes blackcurrant and coal. Persistent on the palate, Pourboire finishes with notes of blackcurrant and crushed stone.
Drinking
2021 - 2024