2019 Domaine Andree Anjou Carbone Rouge Loire, France Baden 100% old-vine Cinsault planted in

100% old-vine Cinsault planted in 1928 made with whole clusters in one used demi-muid barrel

Aged in a 1200 liter barrel for 18 months before bottling

Syrah is a grape that Mick and Jeanine have a soft spot for

Valérie & Jean-Christophe Tissot run this estate- but their retired parents Françoise and Jean-Louis lend them a willing hand

whose soils are sometimes on pink granite

2019 Domaine Andree Anjou Carbone Rouge Loire, France Baden 100% old-vine Cinsault planted inDespite being very close to each other, the difference in the age of the vines and the geology of the "Carbone" and "Les Mines" parcels produces two very distinct expressions of Cabernet Franc. Both parcels have a lot of clay in the soil but Carbone comes from a darker soil, rich in coal and granite. Carbone comes from a parcel of 70 year old Cabernet Franc vines. Carbone is aged in barrel (30% new) for one year before being bottled.