Les Couilles d'Anes 2023 Producer|Free Run Juice

Les Couilles d'Anes 2023 Producer|Free Run JuiceMikal's smallest cuve of which only around 1000 or so bottles are made each year, depending on the yield of the vintage. 100% Ct from 35 year old vines in a small parcel of silex and clay at around one third of a hectare. These flinty soils are also dotted with unusual black stones, the eponymous and charmingly named 'Couilles d'Anes' donkey balls, as the local vigneron colloquially refer to them. No one can really explain their presence, but it is

vibrant verve

In the hands of Mauro

Mainly a split of Grenache and Syrah

long finish of mouthwatering acids

Sota Mon Soleu (Under my Sun) is a beautifully pure expression of Merlot which balances lush ripe fruit with just a touch of spice against silky tannins and fresh streak of acidity

Using the Sérine varietal

Think saffron

A fragrant blend of Garnatxa and Syrah grown at 700 metres that bursts with charred blackcurrant fruits

elderflower and ripe pear come together in a salivating meld

this vintage is wonderfully light on its feet

Made with a blend of local grapes including Pignoletto

The delicate tannins stand like a sort of intricate