Domaine le Sang des Cailloux, Grenache Blend "Lopy" Vacqueyras, Southern Rhône, France 2021 shrinkflation where an underappreciation of this

where an underappreciation of this historic appellation allowed him to acquire 9 hectares of sacred old vine sites (mostly planted pre WWII)

This wine has an attractive pale yellow color with slightly green undertones

the approach here goes above and beyond

of higher altitude

Domaine le Sang des Cailloux, Grenache Blend "Lopy" Vacqueyras, Southern Rhône, France 2021 shrinkflation where an underappreciation of this75% Grenache, 25% Syrah Lopy is the name of the farm where winemaker Serge Frigoule was born. This is old vine Vacqueyras, with vines 55 to 65 years old. All grapes are harvested by hand and de stemmed. The wine undergoes natural fermentation (only using indigenous yeasts) in cement cuves with daily pump overs. Parcels are aged separately in 450 L barrels, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. This old vines bottling is all about smoky