Cyril & Jean-Mi, VDF Rouge 2023

Producer: Cyril & Jean-MiRegion: Languedoc, FranceVarietals: Cabernet Sauvignon, SyrahViticulture: OrganicCategory: Red WineSize: 750ml   After a couple years of talks we made the move with our friend Cyril who grows the grapes for Martin Texier’s Boutanche. Cyril has been growing and harvesting Cinsault and Grenache for the Boutanche project for years, we knew the quality of fruit he was providing, his commitment to organic viticulture, and his vinification skills.  Cyril runs a rather large estate of vineyards some parts he runs, the other, including a plot of old Syrah and a plot of Cabernet Sauvignon, he rents to his friend Jean Michel, who brings the fruit to the cave cooperative he runs, “Les Vignerons de Quissac”. Jean Mi has been running the cave coop like the old days, it is a vignerons-owned operation producing very standard wines for various markets, but Jean Mi has been interested in exploring a more natural approach in vinification.   So, with Cyril overseeing all aspe