COLOUR
Red
TYPE
Still
VINTAGE
NV
GRAPE
Cinsault, Pinot Noir
PRODUCER
Domaine Rimbert
REGION
Languedoc-Roussillon
CHARACTERISTICS
Body
Light
Sweetness
Dry
Acidity
Medium - High
Finish
Medium - Short
Intensity
Medium
Tannins
Low
AROMAS & FLAVOURS
ABOUT THIS WINE
Jean-Marie Rimbert of Domaine Rimbert in the Languedoc region crafted this playful "vin de soif" as a tribute to a famously handsome character named Oscar, the cousin of his former girlfriend. The name "On se l'arrache !" translates to "everyone is fighting over it," which humorously matches the wine's immense popularity. Rimbert, a self-proclaimed peasant winemaker, champions fresh, digestible, and joyous wines over heavy, over-extracted styles, making this a cult favorite in natural wine bars worldwide.
ALCOHOL
11.5%
AVG. PRICE
€15
STYLE
Natural
VEGAN
YES
SULPHITES
When to drink
Now
Ideal temperature
10-12°C
INTERESTING FACTS
Fact 01
The vintage-style label was designed by winemaker Jean-Marie Rimbert himself using scissors and 1950s magazine posters.
Fact 02
Named after a famously handsome cousin of the winemaker's ex-girlfriend, whom local women supposedly fought over.
Fact 03
Winemaker Jean-Marie Rimbert is a fierce defender of historic Languedoc grapes, often calling himself a 'Carignator'.
FOOD PAIRING
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WINE MAKING PROCESS
Grapes, primarily old-vine Cinsault, are hand-harvested from limestone soils in the high-altitude Berlou sub-region. In the cellar, the grapes undergo a gentle, partial carbonic maceration for only three days to minimize tannin extraction. Fermentation occurs spontaneously with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel and concrete tanks. The wine is aged on its fine lees over winter, bottled using gravity in the spring with minimal sulfur additions, and is neither heavily fined nor filtered.
