A blend of Grenache Noir, Gris, and Blanc, and Carignan from three small century-old vineyards, organically farmed on the heights of Banyuls-sur-Mer with black shale soils. Horse ploughed, hand harvesting on the 22nd and 25th of August, and minimal yields (5hl/ha) – truly heroic viticulture! Vinification in whole bunches, 5 days of carbonic maceration, 6 months of aging in barrels that have seen several wines. Bottled at the Domaine without fining or filtration, just a micro-dose of sulfur (1g/hl) at racking.

Origin: Roussillon, France
ABV: 0.13
USNW Classification: Natural
Varietal & Type: Grenache Noir, Grenache Gris, Grenache Blanc, Carignan
Vintage: 2021

Tasting Notes

Velvety rasberry cream with earth and tannin

Vineyards

Estate

About the Winemaker

Laurence Manya Krief, known to most as Yoyo, has 5 hectares of old vines in Banyuls-sur-Mer delicately nestled between the mountains and the sea. After a brief career in the textiles industry in Paris, Yoyo began yearning for more connection with her work and wanted to free herself from what she described as an often “materialistic” environment. So she moved to the Banyuls, just miles near her hometown of Perpignan and purchased small plots of abandoned vines overlooking the Mediterranean ocean. By 2008 she converted her vines (primarily comprised of grenache and carignan) to be completely organic, and now maintains the steep slopes entirely by hand, horse, or mule (Uma). Yoyo’s aim to encapsulate the warmth of the Mediterranean sun, the salty breeze of the ocean, and the magic of the black schist soil, is perhaps why her wines are known to be some of the most elegant and poised of the beloved Banyuls.

Shipping Details

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