Les Vignes des Enfants '19

Producer: Anders Steen and Anne Bruun Blauert
Country: France
Region: Ardeche, Rhone-Alps
Vintage: 2019
Grape(s): Petite-Sirah 
ABV: 14.5%

100% Petite Sirah/ Serinne from their small parcel in Valvignères. Destemmed and macerated for 10 days in fibre cuve. Pressed for 3 days into old barriques. The wine carried out a slow fermentation over the winter and spent a total of 4 years in barrel, with only one top up along the way. Here we see the classic richness and savory depth we’ve come to know from this wine. 2019 is almost turned up to a degree we haven't seen before, with its saltiness matched by a touch of residual sugar. The concentration on this vintage is something to note, candied cherry fruit with a dusty, earthiness. Expansive on the palate and nose. A powerful and signature expression from Anne and Anders, and a wine you need to know to understand the project.