Description
This year’s Otium is made predominantly with the same Grenache it has always been made with, which comes from 80 year old Rivesaltes vines, farmed by Laurent’s grandfather.
Whole bunches were macerated for about 5 days before pressing.
This year though 10% is Grenache Gris from a vineyard in Fourques that Alain Castex farmed until his death and which since then Laurent has tended.
It was destemmed and separately macerated for a few days. After pressing, the two were blended and matured in one of Alain Castex’s concrete tanks. It is a lighter than Idoine, very fragrant, and, as always, has a most compelling silky texture.