Le Vent dans les Voiles Rouge Valerie Courreges 2019

A delightful natural wine, pure Provence, soft red fruits, freshness and notes of Herbes de Provence. The perfect summer red for picnics, bbqs, cheeses, charcuterie etc. These wines are born from Valérie’s desire to work her own vines and realise her own project after a full career as a winemaker for prestigious domains around the world. Using organic and biodynamic principles, her aim is to preserve the natural expression of the grape with minimal intervention and to show the authentic expression of the terroir rather than the person behind the wine.

Resting amongst the rolling hills on the outskirts of the sleepy town of Cotignac in the IGP VAR and AOP Côtes de Provence appellations lay 15 hectares of single-vineyard plots of Grenache, Cinsault, Rolle (Vermentino) and Syrah from 40+-year-old vines in their final year of biodynamic conversion. The soils are a mixture of clay and limestone and are rich in iron, which gives real structure to the wines. While the clay and limestone impart minerality, freshness and texture. According to Valerie, “Working biodynamically allows for the purest expression of the terroir." Her wines are elegant, light, pure and utterly delicious to drink. They capture the scents and feelings of Provence in every sip and make ideal summer drinking.