Chateau Puech-Redon "Apparente" Blanc VdF, 2020

Country: France

Region: Languedoc

Appellation: Vin de France

Color/Style: White

Grapes: 50% Viognier, 40% Grenache Blanc, 10% Roussanne

SO2: No sulfur added to the wine

Soil Composition: Clay, Limestone

Farming: Organic (certified)

Age of vines: Up to 30 years old

Exposure: East

Fining/Filtration: Light filtration at bottling (non-sterile)

Fun facts: While intentionally declassified to a Vin de France, this wine could fall within the following three appellations: IGP Cévennes, IGP Pays d'Oc or the AOC Duché d’Uzès.

Winemaking: Direct press of whole clusters. The juice is quickly cooled to help with racking off the gross lees. After they are removed, a pied de cuve from the same vineyard is added to the juice. Part of the wine is fermented and aged in barrique and the rest in concrete.