Vin de France L’Improbable
Appellation
Vin de France
Farming
Sustainable, Organic
Varieties
100% Malbec
Vineyards & Viticulture
From the Mindel terrace with very old alluvial deposits from the Lot river (-500,000 years). 30 year old vines.
Soils
Colluvial limestone; pebble stones with ferruginous red sands and siliceous earth/clay
Harvest & Vinification
Manually harvested, then sorted in the vineyards. Mix of saignee (one to three days of maceration) and direct press. Fermentation in used barrels. No winemaking additives are used except for low levels of SO2 before bottling. Aged on the lees for one year in used barrels.
