{"product_id":"minervois-blanc-linattandu-clos-du-gravillas-nicole-and-john-bojanowski-2024-copy","title":"Faugères \"Cuvée Courtiol\" Clos Fantine, Olivier, Corine \u0026 Carole Andrieu 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOlivier, Corine \u0026amp; Carole Andrieu,\u003cspan\u003eLa Liquière\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"textstory_banner_1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eClos Fantine is a small, family-run winery in La Liquière, located in the hills in the commune of Faugères. Having inherited the winery from their father, Olivier, Corine \u0026amp; Carole Andrieu continue the farming and winemaking tradition, but have taken it in a more natural direction. The property comprises around 30-hectares of organic vineyards, in which Mourvèdre, Grenache, Terret Blanc and Gris, Cinsault, Syrah and Aramon (a very old variety, planted in 1915) grow. The vines were freed from their trellising system around twenty years ago, and now floppy bush vines grow in even rows.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"textstory_banner_1\"\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"textstory_banner_2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"textstory_banner_2\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCuvee Courtiol\u003c\/em\u003e is a selection of the best grapes of the harvest in each vintage. Usually the blend will feature Carignan (vines are up to 80-years-old), supplemented with a small amount of Grenache. The vines are rooted in the shallow slate (schist) soils. Grapes are harvested by hand (yields are very low) and placed in small boxes, destemmed into cement vats where they undergo a thirty-day maceration and a lengthy fermentation. The wine is aged for 18-24 months in concrete vats, and then for four months in fibreglass-lined tanks before being bottled without filtration, fining or the addition of sulphur.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDrinking this Faugères will make you feel close, or even closer, to nature. This is a crawl on the wild side; the fruit is meaty with game-and-gravy flavours and lots of garrigue notes of bay and roasted thyme and there is pronounced bonfire smokiness on the finish.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eGrapes: 30% Grenache, 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Syrah, 10% Carignan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"text\"\u003eOrganic\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Terra Wines Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56596639613301,"sku":null,"price":34.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2080\/6109\/files\/Clos-Fantine-Faugeres-Cuvee-Courtiol-2018-410x1024.jpg?v=1768303573","url":"https:\/\/terrawines.co.uk\/products\/minervois-blanc-linattandu-clos-du-gravillas-nicole-and-john-bojanowski-2024-copy","provider":"Terra Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}