• Les Vins de Vincent
  • Prima Materia

    At a Glance

    • Variety: Grenache Noir
    • Vine Age: Planted in the early 1970s
    • Terroir: From southern Ardèche, 450 meters altitude, clay-limestone
    • Viticulture: Purchased grapes, organic ( certified)
    • Vinification: 100% whole cluster, 2-3-week ambient yeast fermentation and maceration, no punch-downs or pump-overs, pressed with a vertical press, aged for 8 months in stainless steel tank, minimal SO2 added after vinification, less than 12 ppm total at bottling.