2017 Les Vignerons de Florensac Monsieur Florensac Pays d'Oc red

Monsieur de Florensac is made from carefully selected Cabernet Sauvignon grapes from sandy-clay soils and produced according to the traditional "cocotte" winemaking process. The term 'cocotte' means that the fermentations are carried out separately in stainless steel tanks, with the later one being sacrificed when the two are combined. The maceration of the grapes is controlled for 45 days, without chemical intervention. A process that gives rise to a surprising and complex style of Cabernet Sauvignon.

A group of winegrowers unite by the same passion and create Vignerons de Florensac, based in the Languedoc region and consisting of 670 hectares, close to the Mediterranean Sea, bordered by the Etang de Thau. The soil is characterised to the north by a vast clay and limestone plateau, and to the south by a plain consisting mainly of sand deposits. The influence of the Mediterranean and the lake provide a temperate climate that is very favourable to the development of aromas, limiting the differences in temperature between day and night during the very dry summer period. The vineyards are cultivated and maintained respecting an ecological approach, where about 50 hectares are already, officially, integrated into organic farming.