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Technical Information

Wine Blend Vine Age Soil Type Vineyard Area*
Vin de Pays d’Oc Blanc “Les Traverses de Fontanès”
40% Rolle, 40% Chenin Blanc, 20% Clairette Planted in 2005 Limestone 1 ha
Languedoc Pic Saint Loup Rosé
50% Mourvèdre, 30% Cinsault, 20% Syrah Planted in 2003 Marly Limestone 1 ha
Vin de Pays d’Oc Rouge “Les Traverses de Fontanès”
Cabernet Sauvignon Planted in 1970 Clay, Limestone, Marl 5 ha
Pic Saint Loup Rouge “La Petite Sérine”
95% Syrah, 5% Mourvèdre and Cinsault 10 years Limestone 2 ha
Languedoc Pic Saint Loup Rouge
40% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Cinsault, 10% Carignan Planted in 2003, 2004 Limestone 4 ha
Vin de France
“Aleatico”
100% Aleatico 10 years Clay, Limestone Terraces .5 ha
* "ha" = hectares; one hectare equals roughly two and a half acres

VITICULTURE / VINIFICATION

Vin de Pays d’Oc Blanc “Les Traverses de Fontanès” :

• Grapes are pressed after a short skin maceration
• Fermented in stainless steel
• Wine is aged for 6 to 8 months in foudre


Languedoc Pic Saint Loup Rosé :

• Hand-harvested and all fruit is de-stemmed

• All fruit is de-stemmed before grapes are pressed

• Made by 80% direct press, 20% saignée

• 48-hour cold maceration takes place before fermentation

• Natural yeast fermentation, in stainless steel

• Wine undergoes malolactic fermentation


Vin de Pays d’Oc “Les Traverses de Fontanès”Rouge :

• Hand-harvested and all fruit is de-stemmed

• Natural fermentation takes place at low temperatures in concrete tanks

• Punch downs and pump-overs take place regularly

• Wine is aged for 6 months to one year in stainless steel


Languedoc Pic Saint Loup Rouge “La Petite Sérine”:

• Hand-harvested

• 60% de-stemmed, 40% not de-stemmed

• Natural yeast fermentation lasts 3 weeks

• Fermentation in cement tanks

• Aged in cement tank and foudre that have aged 2, 3, and 4 wines

• Aged for 3 to 6 months

• Neither filtered nor fined


Languedoc Pic Saint Loup Rouge:

• Hand-harvested and all fruit is de-stemmed

• Natural yeast fermentation lasts 2 weeks

• Punch downs and pump-overs take place regularly

• Wine is aged in stainless steel (80%) and demi-muid (20%) barrels for 6 months to one year


Vin de France “Aleatico”:

• Hand-harvested

• Natural carbonic maceration for 8 days in conical foudre

• Aged in cement tank for 6 to 8 months

• Neither filtered nor fined

General Information

Country
France
Region
Languedoc-Roussillon
Appellation(s)
Vin de Pays d’Oc, Languedoc, Languedoc Pic Saint Loup
Producer
Cyriaque Rozier
Founded
2003
Annual Production
3,750 cases
Farming
Organic (practicing), Biodynamic (practicing)
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