Carriere Pradal - Domaine de la Massole 2019
Carrière Pradal is located between Béziers and Pézenas, in Languedoc . The operation is managed by Catherine and Baptiste Pradal . In the 1980s, immense work to improve the grape varieties was undertaken, with the aim of eliminating high-production post-phylloxera grape varieties and replacing them with grape varieties present before phylloxera (Grenache Blanc and Noir, Mourvèdre or even Syrah). The property extends in one piece with vineyards, olive groves, scrubland and forests. Helped by the Hérault Water Union, they are participating in an agroforestry project, that is to say a progressive tree planting campaign by adding hedges of trees and various shrubs. They also have several beehives on the estate, promote biodiversity and are in the process of converting to organic farming .
The Domaine de la Massole cuvée is a blend of Syrah (50%), Grenache (30%) and Mourvèdre (20%) from old vines. After manual harvesting, the harvest is destemmed upon arrival at the cellar. Reassembly is limited. The wine is racked, then aged in stainless steel vats until bottling the following summer.
Grape varieties: 50% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre