Mas de Libian Vin de France Vin de Pétanque 2023

Mas de Libian Vin de France Vin de Pétanque is a biodynamic Grenache-led red named after the Provençal game of boules.

Mas de Libian sits in the southern Ardèche, on the western edge of the southern Rhône near Saint-Marcel-d'Ardèche, where Hélène Thibon farms biodynamically and still ploughs with a horse. This cuvée gathers fruit from an assortment of terroirs across the estate: clay and limestone, galets roulés and sandy parcels. The base is high-grown Grenache at around 75 per cent, with roughly equal parts Mourvèdre and Syrah, all destemmed. There is also a little fruit from the estate's decade-old plantings of two southern Rhône natives, Counoise and Vaccarèse, plus a splash of Couston. Maceration is short, five days, and the wine is raised entirely in concrete tank. It is bottled unfiltered with only a small amount of sulphur. It is released as Vin de France rather than under an appellation, and it is built for casual drinking rather than contemplation.

Drink now and over the next two to three years. Serve slightly cool at 15-16°C with grilled sausages, lamb skewers or a plate of olives and charcuterie.

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