“first year, the wine makes the barrique, the next years the barrique makes the wine”
for Jeff it’s easy to excel in range, oxidative, full rich reds, bright whites, vinaigre, incredible savoir-faire, technique TOP. he knows the end result when he looks at the grape.
la PIQUETTE: vin illegal, marc + water refermented!!! 5% abv
2016 blanc: grenache gris, muscat au petit grain, sauv blanc, macabeu. energie, elevage en bas
carignan blanc: malo sur graffé en cenanne 15 yrs?? energiiee
muscat a pt grains: tannin, aroma -> grappe entiere en maceration for 1 month
macabeu: en barrique de bourgogne de chardonnay YUMM
cinsault 5S0: steel tank fermented cement elevage
merlot: some skins & stems
grenache: en epoxy, arome without structure or body fermented 5 jours 😦
syrah: en epoxy, aroma, tannin fermented 5 yrs grapes were wet at harvest
syrah & cinsault: en cement, malo => lactic acid, fizz YUMM
“you look for what you want and thats what you do, nothing else”
grenache a la garrigue #3: YUMMMM
“im not about feeding the masses, but im not a masochist either”
plants, trees, flowers (rose bushes) to create biodiversity around vines every year.