Ournac Frères Petite Sirah | Languedoc, France

£13.40

Petite Sirah is a cross between Syrah and Peloursin - a rare variety from the French Alps. There are only a few hectares left under cultivation in France. In the US it is also know as Durif (though probable separate varietals).

Following a tasting of a Napa Valley Petite Sirah, Domaine Coudoulet planted their own vines in 2010 in the plots named Sautel and La Fontaine Fraiche of clay-limestone marls. These vines also serve as a mother root-stock when grafts are taken for other varietals.

The wine is made from grapes destemmed at harvest and undergo traditional vinification with ageing in stainless steel vats for 6 months.

Labels of the Ournac Frères range feature graphics of the political newspapers of 1900 where their great-great-grandfather and his brother, though wine merchants, also exercised their talents as caricaturists. The drawing is taken from an engraving of a Pointer - le Braque - the favourite canine of each generation of Domaine Coudoulet winegrowers.

Petite Sirah is a cross between Syrah and Peloursin - a rare variety from the French Alps. There are only a few hectares left under cultivation in France. In the US it is also know as Durif (though probable separate varietals).

Following a tasting of a Napa Valley Petite Sirah, Domaine Coudoulet planted their own vines in 2010 in the plots named Sautel and La Fontaine Fraiche of clay-limestone marls. These vines also serve as a mother root-stock when grafts are taken for other varietals.

The wine is made from grapes destemmed at harvest and undergo traditional vinification with ageing in stainless steel vats for 6 months.

Labels of the Ournac Frères range feature graphics of the political newspapers of 1900 where their great-great-grandfather and his brother, though wine merchants, also exercised their talents as caricaturists. The drawing is taken from an engraving of a Pointer - le Braque - the favourite canine of each generation of Domaine Coudoulet winegrowers.

Languedoc, France

Grapes: Petite Sirah

Tasting Notes: deep garnet/purple colour; a nose of ripe stewed fruits and soft garrigue notes. An impressive palate of mulberry and blackberry. Full bodied with a touch of pepper bringing a long smooth and rounded finish.

ABV: 13.5%

Vintage: 2022

Ageing potential: up to 5 years

Attributes: Vegan. limited 6700 bottles

Closure: cork

Farming: bio-technical insect control, organic fertilisers

Sustainability info:

Winemaker: Camille Ournac

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Food pairing suggestions: meat - roasted pork, barbecue beef, beef burgers; veg - sautéed mushroom, aubergine, black beans, stuffed peppers