2012 Domaine Aubaï Mema Carignan "L'Insoumise" Vin de France

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One of my favorite cuvées from this winery has to be the 2012 Domaine Aubaï Mema Carignan “L’Insoumise.” The word translates to “rebel” or “indomitable one,” and when one “knows” Carignan as a grape variety it all begins to make sense. This is a tricky grape, often changing its yields dramatically from year to year. The vines don’t even really start producing great fruit until they turn 50 years of age. It’s a love-hate relationship for many winemakers, but when it’s great, it can be really great. The 2012 is full of deep purple fruit, supple tannins and light floral tones making it pure pleasure in a glass.

Notes

An organically farmed, naturally made old-vine Carignane from Aubais, a small medieval village south of Nîmes, and unconventional winemaker Mark Haynes. Mark is a spirited man who came to winemaking late in life when he realized that so many producers in the Gard region were turning their backs on winemaking and farming. Half of the grapes for this wine undergo carbonic maceration to preserve freshness in the fruit and the other half are fermented traditionally. The result, as the winery puts it, is an "engaging nose of red fruit flesh with a delicate, spicy background. A pleasant, smooth attack, melted and soft; a soft, frank expression of the fruit. A pretty length with a welcome touch of firmness. L’Insoumise in the French feminine form means: the rebel, the indomitable one. A Carignan to discover!"

Details

Origin	Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Type/Varietal	Other Red Wines
Alcohol Content	13.5%
SKU	1272394