2019 Domaine Léon Barral Faugères "Jadis", Languedoc-Roussillon, FranceABOUT THIS WINE This wine is a blend of 50% Carignan, 30% Syrah and 20% Grenache. The grapes come from vines aged 30 to 60 years old. Aging takes place in oak barrel (10% new) for 24 26 months. Chewy, meaty, spicy, full bodied, and complexnothing was left behind when Didier Barral bottled this beauty unfiltered after two winters in barrel in his icy stone cellars. ABOUT THIS PRODUCER Didier Barral represents the 13th generation to grow grapes in the

350 feet above sea level

The Xisto Cru Branco is one of a series of wines that Luis makes that exemplify and express the intensely terroir-driven style in which he operates

Owner Madame de Gascq

Every wine is the product of vineyard work aimed at maintaining balance among the wines with care taken to preserve the vitality of the soil

concentrated berries that express the raw essence of site and vine age

The cellar sits close to the top of the Bricco San Giuliano hill

The most important lesson he gleaned from a stint in Bordeaux was the crucial role played by terroir

He has also introduced new ideas from concrete egg vinification to experimentation with Vermentino

Radio-Coteau introduced a little concrete egg fermentation into the mix this vintage

with a rich and sumptuous mouthfeel

2 Bertozzi — Fork Chambray Napkins (20x20)Crafted by Bertozzi

long fermentations