MARTIN TEXIER LA BOUTANCHE CINSAULT 1.0L

60% Grenache / 40% Cinsault, from 30+ year old vines négoce from the Languedoc. In the Languedoc there was almost no rain for the entire Summer of 2022. This is a theme of the vintage throughout southern and eastern France. At the end of August into September there was finally rain, and many of the clusters went from veraison to full maturity within a month. Despite the long hot summer, yields were exceptionally high in 2022 in the Languedoc and the areas around Nimes and in Quissac. Typically, one would see 50 hectoliters per hectare in average years. In 2022 it was 200 hectoliters, the largest yields in the area in 25 years. 6 months elevage in concrete tank. Coming in at 11% alcohol, this wine is a miracle!