COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
2021
GRAPE
Grenache
PRODUCER
Cassagne et Vitailles
REGION
Languedoc-Roussillon
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Medium
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Long
Intensity
Mid - Pronounced
Tannins
Medium - Low
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Founded in 2015 by childhood friends Matthieu Rollin and Nicolas Seffusatti, Domaine Cassagne et Vitailles is located in the Terrasses du Larzac area of Languedoc, France. After a decade of importing French wines to China, the founders returned to their roots with the ambition to craft exceptional wines that embody their philosophy, Perfectus in Statera ("Perfection in Balance"). "Les Crouzets" is a unique expression of 50-year-old Grenache vines grown in a single high-altitude parcel in Montpeyroux. To showcase this single-varietal expression, which is forbidden under local AOC rules, the producers intentionally chose to forfeit the Terrasses du Larzac appellation, releasing the wine as a Vin de France.
ALCOHOL
14.5%
AVG. PRICE
€80
STYLE
Natural
SULPHITES
YES
When to drink
Now or Later
Ideal temperature
14-16°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
To bottle this 100% Grenache, the producers forfeited the prestigious Terrasses du Larzac AOC, classifying it as a humble Vin de France.
Fact 02
The wine is crafted from old vines averaging 50 years of age, grown on a single high-altitude parcel in Montpeyroux.
Fact 03
It is aged entirely in stainless steel rather than oak to protect the delicate, natural rose-petal aromas of the Grenache grape.
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
The winemaking process for Les Crouzets is designed to preserve the pure, unadulterated fruit profile of the old-vine Grenache. The grapes are grown using organic and biodynamic principles on clay-gravel, sandstone, and limestone soils. Due to the intense summer heat, a late manual harvest is performed to allow slow, optimal phenolic ripening during cooler night hours. In the cellar, natural, low-intervention fermentation is carried out using whole bunches in small, temperature-controlled stainless steel vats. To protect the delicate, perfume-like floral characteristics of the grape, the wine is aged strictly in stainless steel tanks, completely avoiding oak contact.
