Chateau La Baronne "Piece de Roche" 2020

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Château La Baronne "Pièce de Roche" 2020:

Word from the winemaker: "Mr. Roche planted this parcel of Carignans in 1892. Sheltered between 2 rows of cypress trees, the vines have bravely endured the years and offer us one of the finest expressions of this emblematic grape variety of Corbières, the blood of our vineyard."

RVF Guide to the Best Wines of France 2025 (Sept. 2024) : 93/100. The Carignan Pièce de Roche releases a hint of volatile acidity that stirs desire: square red and suitable for aging, it ticks all the boxes.

Technical sheet prepared by the domaine:

ORIGIN: Aude, France

APPELLATION: IGP Aude Hauterive

TERROIR: Fine clay-limestone gravel

CULTURE: Biodynamic Demeter.

PRUNING: Bush vine

DENSITY: 4000 vines per hectare

AGE of VINES: Planted in 1892, 50% Riparia Gloire and 50% Rupestris

HARVEST: By hand, in crates.

PRODUCTION: 6,500 bottles

GRAPE VARIETIES: Carignan 19 hl/ha

SELECTION: Triple, in the vineyard, before and after destemming.

VINIFICATION: Biodynamic Demeter.
Tronconic wooden vat and terracotta amphora (35%), fermentation with indigenous yeasts, 30-day maceration, MLF, no additives. No SO2 added before aging.

AGING: 12 months in barrel with lees stirring and amphora.