Grenache / Carignan
Rumba 2023
Sense Pressa

Grape Variety: Grenache, Carignan

Producer: Sense Pressa (Marius Long)

Region: Padern, Hautes Corbières, Aude, Languedoc, France

Wild Scale: 4/5

Vegan friendly wine

Winemaking: Organic Grenache and Carignan grapes were harvested by hand. The Grenache was de-stemmed and crushed before being infused with whole bunches of Carignan. Fermentation with wild yeast and aged in fibre glass tanks. Unfiltered and bottled with no added sulphur.

This Wine: Natural red wine with a light to medium body but with some soft texture. Raspberries and plumbs with some delicate aromatics and a tiny hint of tomato vine (which maybe explains the label?). A beautiful wine which is deep but delicate.

Notes on the Winemaker: Marius Long moved to the village of Padern in Roussillon after years of studying winemaking around France and abroad. He had been inspired by gastronomy and viticulture after growing up in a family of restauranteurs in Paris. Now he produces very small quantities of natural wine from 4 hectares of local red grape varieties. Each cuvée displays both rustic and elegant characteristics that offer an authentic expression of this rugged region.