2019 Domaine Andree Anjou Carbone Rouge Loire, France Baden Disgorged at least 60 days

Disgorged at least 60 days before shipment

Valérie & Jean-Christophe Tissot run this estate- but their retired parents Françoise and Jean-Louis lend them a willing hand

15 days of maceration in whole bunches

Aged in a 1200 liter barrel for 18 months before bottling

whose soils are sometimes on pink granite

2019 Domaine Andree Anjou Carbone Rouge Loire, France Baden Disgorged at least 60 daysDespite being very close to each other, the difference in the age of the vines and the geology of the "Carbone" and "Les Mines" parcels produces two very distinct expressions of Cabernet Franc. Both parcels have a lot of clay in the soil but Carbone comes from a darker soil, rich in coal and granite. Carbone comes from a parcel of 70 year old Cabernet Franc vines. Carbone is aged in barrel (30% new) for one year before being bottled.