Dom. Faillenc Sainte Marie Corbieres Rouge

The Domaine... Faillenc Sainte Marie is a small property, eight hectares, whose vines stubbornly cling to the rocky foothills of Mont Alaric. The land is composed of inhospitable, rocky limestone terraces. As a result, yields are naturally low. The grapes are strongly marked by their environment and this powerful character shows through in the wines. Dominique Gilbert and his wife, Marie-Therese are the winemakers and do just about everything. Neal Rosenthal says. “their charming, quirky personality, sense of humor and creativity mark these wines, both in their style, names and label art.”

The Wine... is made from a blend of Syrah, Grenache, and Cinsault grapes. The color is dark red with wild aromas of black raspberry, leather and especially garrigue (a type of low, soft-leaved scrubland found around the Mediterranean). Intensely flavored and dense with extract it has benefited from the long maceration period to extract maximum flavor and allow them to harmonize before being pressed and aged. This is a wine with enormous character.