Charles Cros 2023
Hauterive IGP
This is an authentic southern French red from a premium area of Corbières – Fabrezan. Using a traditional, whole-grape method of vinification, the wine has gorgeously supple fruit, with classic blackberry, smoky liquorice and wild herb notes.
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Wine Details
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Silky, ripe and fleshy black fruit, with smoky herbal richness
Aroma
Wafts of the herbal garrigue, ripe black fruit and tobacco notes
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Over 40 years ago, the small co-operative in Fabrezan, a top Corbières area, produced a special style of red. It was made by macération carbonique – handpicked bunches of grapes were left whole to ferment and the wine taken off the skins at the precise moment when there was optimum fruit, colour and aroma. It took precision and was costly. So the style was dropped. When a new winemaker arrived at the cellar a few years back, he restored its production and this is the delicious result. It's named after the inventor and poet (he inspired the surrealist movement), Charles Cros, who was born in Fabrezan in 1842. Native grapes of Carignan, Syrah and Mourvèdre were carefully vinified to make this delicious, smooth red that's fruity and moreish.
"Delicious smooth wine with lots of flavour"
5-Star Online Review
Rich, silky, southern French red with generous ripe, herbal fruit – a gem from within Corbières