Les Foulards Rouges — Steven Graf Wine

Les Foulards Rouges
Jean-François Nicq
Montesquieu-les-Albères

For 12 years, Jean-François Nicq worked as a winemaker in the Côtes du Rhône. On the first of January 2001, Jean-François joined his childhood friend, Bijan Mohamadi (who had been spending his days as a math teacher like our friend Cyrill Sevin) to start a new domaine at the very southern end of the Languedoc. "The Red Scarves" is a literary reference to the works of Fréderic Fajardie, whom the men greatly admired. Their philosophy is in turn a militaristic one, completely against intervention in the vines or the cellar. Native yeasts, no fining, filtration, added sulfur, and even some tillage with the help of their mule, Uma: The real deal. The vineyards are composed of multiple plots, on the lower, flatter part are mostly decomposed sandier soil. On the hillside, 100 meters up, are isolated single plots: Frida, Les Vilains, Les Glaneurs, Grenache. They lie directly on the bedrock with barely any topsoil and show more density. The vines of the estate are all located on the Piedmont of the Albères. It is an acid and poor soil. Less than 10km from the Mediterranean Sea.

NV

Rancio in Solera "Jour de Fête" NV VARIETY : Grenache Blanc / Muscat d’Alexandrie / Macabeu TERROIR : Grown on the flatter part of Montesquieu-des-Albères on decomposed sandy granitic soils Certified Organic BiodynamicHARVEST : hand picked VINIFICATION : The wine is aged in barrels and allowed to develop a layer of yeast known as "flor" and then new wine is added to the barrels as the wine continues to evaporate in what is known as a solera system. — Rancio in Solera "Jour de Fête" NV

**VARIETY :** Grenache Blanc / Muscat d’Alexandrie / Macabeu
**TERROIR :** Grown on the flatter part of Montesquieu-des-Albères on decomposed sandy granitic soils
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :** The wine is aged in barrels and allowed to develop a layer of yeast known as "flor" and then new wine is added to the barrels as the wine continues to evaporate in what is known as a solera system.

2022

2021

Vdf "Glaneurs" 2021
**VARIETY :** Grenache
**TERROIR :** From a single vineyard planted in 1970. It is 100% Grenache grown on the decomposed granite hillside, giving yields of 15 hl/ha.
Certified Organic. Biodynamic.
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
50% De-stemmed, 50% Whole-cluster carbonic, both macerated for 3 weeks
The free run and press juices are blended, then the wine is aged for 6 months in used barrels before being bottled by hand without any fining, nor filtration.

Vdf "Grenache" 2021

**VARIETY :** Grenache
**TERROIR :** 100 year-old head-pruned vines on sandy gravel soils over granite.
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Whole-Cluster Fermentation.
Aged in 500 liters barrels (used) before being bottled by hand beginning of Spring.

Vdf "La Soif du Mal" Blanc 2021
**VARIETY :** Macabeu / Muscat d’Alexandrie / Grenache Blanc
**TERROIR :** Mediterranean climate Granitic gneiss
Certified Organic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :** Aged 4 months on fine lees in fiberglass.

Vdf "La Soif du Mal" Rouge 2021
**VARIETY :** 80% Grenache / 20% Mourvèdre
**TERROIR :** A blend of different plots of Grenache (5-year old vines on the hillside, 10-year old on the bottom part) with 60-year old Mourvèdre coming from a newly acquired plot also on the bottom of the hillside. Certified Organic, Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Whole Cluster Fermentation for 15 days
All the free run and press juices are blended, then the wine is aged for 6 months in cuve before being bottle by hand without any fining, nor filtration.

Vdf "Les Vilains"
2021
**VARIETY :** 80% Carignan / 20% Grenache
**TERROIR :** one single plot of 80 year-old Carignan on the sandy granitic hillside of Montesquieu-des-Abères and 20% of Grenache in 2019.
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Whole-cluster for 2 weeks
The free run and press juice are blended then aged in used barrels until beginning of Spring. The wine is bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered.

Vdf "Le Fond de l'air est Rouge" 2021
**VARIETY :** Cinsault
**TERROIR :** 80 year-old Cinsault vines grown on sandy granite soils giving yields of 25hl/ha on the bottom of the hillside of Montesquieu-des-Abères.
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Whole Cluster Fermentation for 7 days
The free run and press juices are blended, then the wine is aged for 6 months in cuve before being bottle by hand without any fining nor filtration.

Vdf “Octobre” 2021

**VARIETY :** 50% Grenache, 50% Syrah
**TERROIR :**
Syrah from granitic gneiss
Biodynamic, Certified Organic
Mediterranean climate, decomposed granite
Négoced grenache this vintage, in the Roussillon
Biodynamic, Certified Organic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Whole-Cluster Fermentaion
Aged in 500 liters barrels (used) before being bottled by hand beginning of Spring.

2020

Vdf “Le Fond de l'Air est Rouge” 2020 VARIETY : CinsaultTERROIR : 80 year-old Cinsault vines grown on sandy granite soils giving yields of 25hl/ha on the bottom of the hillside of Montesquieu-des-Abères. Certified Organic BiodynamicHARVEST : hand picked VINIFICATION :  Whole Cluster Fermentation for 7 days The free run and press juices are blended, then the wine is aged for 6 months in cuve before being bottle by hand without any fining, filtration or SO2. — Vdf “Le Fond de l'Air est Rouge” 2020
**VARIETY :** Cinsault
**TERROIR :** 80 year-old Cinsault vines grown on sandy granite soils giving yields of 25hl/ha on the bottom of the hillside of Montesquieu-des-Abères.
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Whole Cluster Fermentation for 7 days
The free run and press juices are blended, then the wine is aged for 6 months in cuve before being bottle by hand without any fining nor filtration.

Vdf “Frida” 2020 VARIETY : Old Vine Carignan / Grenache Noir / Gris / Blanc TERROIR : From 3 small parcels (40 ares) of 100 year-old co-planted Carignan with Grenache Noir, Gris and Blanc on the bottom of the hillside. The head-pruned vines grow on deep sands. Certified Organic BiodynamicHARVEST : hand picked VINIFICATION :  Co-Fermented Destemmed then macerated in tank Aged in 500 liter used barrels before being bottled by hand in the beginning of Spring without any SO2 addition. — Vdf “Frida” 2020
**VARIETY :** Old Vine Carignan / Grenache Noir / Gris / Blanc
**TERROIR :** From 3 small parcels (40 ares) of 100 year-old co-planted Carignan with Grenache Noir, Gris and Blanc on the bottom of the hillside. The head-pruned vines grow on deep sands.
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Co-Fermented
Destemmed then macerated in tank
Aged in 500 liter used barrels before being bottled by hand in the beginning of Spring.

Vdf “Les Villains” 2020 VARIETY : 80% Carignan / 20% GrenacheTERROIR : one single plot of 80 year-old Carignan on the sandy granitic hillside of Montesquieu-des-Abères and 20% of Grenache in 2019. Certified Organic BiodynamicHARVEST : hand picked VINIFICATION :  Whole-cluster for 2 weeks The free run and press juice are blended then aged in used barrels until beginning of Spring. The wine is bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered with no added SO2. — Vdf “Les Villains” 2020
**VARIETY :** 80% Carignan / 20% Grenache
**TERROIR :** one single plot of 80 year-old Carignan on the sandy granitic hillside of Montesquieu-des-Abères and 20% of Grenache in 2019.
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Whole-cluster for 2 weeks
The free run and press juice are blended then aged in used barrels until beginning of Spring. The wine is bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered.

Vdf “Octobre” 2020 VARIETY : 90% Syrah / 10% GrenacheTERROIR :  Mediterranean climate Granitic gneiss Certified OrganicHARVEST : hand picked VINIFICATION :  Whole-Cluster Fermentaion Aged in 500 liters barrels (used) before being bottled by hand beginning of Spring without any SO2 addition. — Vdf “Octobre” 2020

**VARIETY :** 90% Syrah / 10% Grenache
**TERROIR :**
Mediterranean climate Granitic gneiss
Certified Organic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Whole-Cluster Fermentaion
Aged in 500 liters barrels (used) before being bottled by hand beginning of Spring.

2019

Vdf "Le Fond de l’Air Est Rouge" 2019 VARIETY : CinsaultTERROIR : 80 year-old Cinsault vines grown on sandy granite soils giving yields of 25hl/ha on the bottom of the hillside of Montesquieu-des-Abères. Certified Organic BiodynamicHARVEST : hand picked VINIFICATION :  Whole Cluster Fermentation for 7 days The free run and press juices are blended, then the wine is aged for 6 months in cuve before being bottle by hand without any fining, filtration or SO2. — Vdf "Le Fond de l’Air Est Rouge" 2019

**VARIETY :** Cinsault
**TERROIR :** 80 year-old Cinsault vines grown on sandy granite soils giving yields of 25hl/ha on the bottom of the hillside of Montesquieu-des-Abères.
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Whole Cluster Fermentation for 7 days
The free run and press juices are blended, then the wine is aged for 6 months in cuve before being bottle by hand without any fining, nor filtration.

Vdf "Les Glaneurs" 2019 VARIETY : GrenacheTERROIR : From a single vineyard planted in 1970. It is 100% Grenache grown on the decomposed granite hillside, giving yields of 15 hl/ha. Certified Organic BiodynamicHARVEST : hand picked VINIFI… — Vdf "Les Glaneurs" 2019

**VARIETY :** Grenache
**TERROIR :** From a single vineyard planted in 1970. It is 100% Grenache grown on the decomposed granite hillside, giving yields of 15 hl/ha.
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
50% De-stemmed, 50% Whole-cluster carbonic, both macerated for 3 weeks
The free run and press juices are blended, then the wine is aged for 6 months in used barels before being bottled by hand without any fining, nor filtration.

Vdf "Les Vilains" 2019 VARIETY : 80% Carignan / 20% GrenacheTERROIR : one single plot of 80 year-old Carignan on the sandy granitic hillside of Montesquieu-des-Abères and 20% of Grenache in 2019. Certified Organic BiodynamicHARVEST : hand picked VINIFICATION :  Whole-cluster for 2 weeks The free run and press juice are blended then aged in used barrels until beginning of Spring. The wine is bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered with no added SO2. — Vdf "Les Vilains" 2019

**VARIETY :** 80% Carignan / 20% Grenache
**TERROIR :** one single plot of 80 year-old Carignan on the sandy granitic hillside of Montesquieu-des-Abères and 20% of Grenache in 2019.
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Whole-cluster for 2 weeks
The free run and press juice are blended then aged in used barrels until beginning of Spring. The wine is bottled by hand, unfined and unfiltered.

Vdf "Frida" 2019 VARIETY : 50% Carignan / 50% Grenache Noir-Gris-BlancTERROIR : From 3 small parcels (40 ares) of 100 year-old co-planted Carignan with Grenache Noir, Gris and Blanc on the bottom of the hillside. The head-pruned vines grow on deep sands. Certified Organic BiodynamicHARVEST : hand picked VINIFICATION :  Co-Fermented Destemmed then macerated in tank Aged in 500 liter used barrels before being bottled by hand in the beginning of Spring without any SO2 addition. — Vdf "Frida" 2019
**VARIETY :** 50% Carignan / 50% Grenache Noir-Gris-Blanc
**TERROIR :** From 3 small parcels (40 ares) of 100 year-old co-planted Carignan with Grenache Noir, Gris and Blanc on the bottom of the hillside. The head-pruned vines grow on deep sands.
Certified Organic
Biodynamic
**HARVEST :** hand picked
**VINIFICATION :**
Co-Fermented
Destemmed then macerated in tank
Aged in 500 liter used barrels before being bottled by hand in the beginning of Spring.

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Les Foulards Rouges
Jean-François Nicq
Montesquieu-les-Albères