Fond Cypres Carignan 2025 750mL

FRANCE : LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON : CORBIÈRESCERTIFIED ORGANIC : CarignanMED-FULL BODIED, DARK PLUM, IRON, DRIED HERBS, LEATHER, NEUTRAL OAKFond Cyprès sits in Escales, a village deep in Corbières where Laetitia Ourliac and Rodolphe Gianesini farm 15 hectares of calcareous hillside vineyards at elevations from 170 to 660 feet — certified organic since 2006, raised on indigenous yeast, bottled without sulfur additions. This is 100% Carignan from 60-year-old vines rooted at the foot of a freshwater stream, destemmed and fermented four weeks in concrete before spending a year in 600L demi-muids — large, neutral barrels that buffer without oak character.The 2025 growing season in Corbières was all tension and recovery. Spring rain replenished the water tables; an early heatwave at the end of June hit yields; August brought wildfires that burned more than 17,000 hectares across the region before a September finish of alternating rain and sun rescued full maturity on the hillside plots. Lower volumes, good acidity, and — for old-vine Carignan in this kind of year — real concentration.PAIRINGS : Grilled lamb chops earthy structure and dark fruit echo the herb crust Ratatouille iron and smoke read against caramelized vegetable depth Cassoulet regional classic; structure cuts through the richness