{"product_id":"cyril-elliot-blouge-vin-de-france-2024","title":"Cyril \u0026 Elliot Blouge Vin de France 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eA fun wine from the legendary Cyril Cuche, with the help of his nephew, Elliot. Primarily Cinsault made two ways - part as a rosé and part done by carbonic maceration. Those are blended with a little Grenache Gris \u0026amp; Blanc for added minerality and acidity. This is all topped off with a dash of Grenache Noir for depth and color and it all rests together in a large, round concrete tank. Violets and savory fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFalling into the trendy \"blouge\" (a blend of blanc and rouge) category, it is a chillable, complex and light-bodied wine that is vibrant, fresh, and deeply drinkable. This small-production, natural cuvée frequently sells out at boutique wine shops.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“The idea is simple. Provide a delicious wine inexpensively, and of course, naturally made. I discovered Blouge not that long ago really, through some cuvées from Matassa I drank at Cave Septime... this whole blending process was quite fascinating to me. Cyril and I discussed the project pretty early on, we first got to work on a rosé base, out of my favorite grape there, Cinsault. And once that was done, we wanted more depth—a little more color, something more Tavel-like, more vinous. We started incorporating another component, still Cinsault, but made it carbonic, the way he makes his two liter bottling. We threw that in one of his gorgeous circular Italian cement tanks outside the winery. A few month later, this crazy mix of freshness and seriousness was popping out of the glass. I always wondered how Emanuel Reynaud made his wines, and I swear with that glass in my hand, at that particular time, I convinced myself they were made that way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe decided to add a little bit of white for acid and minerality, and a little Grenache that was slightly reductive to keep the wine fresh through bottling. The result is drinking like Poulsard in texture. It’s not even 12% alcohol, but it’s certainly ripe and southern in many ways. I’ve never been more excited to drink buckets of one of our collaborative bottlings than this latest one, I must admit.” -- Guilhaume Gerard\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cyril \u0026 Elliot","offers":[{"title":"750 ml","offer_id":51811702997309,"sku":null,"price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/2931\/0781\/files\/Cyril-et-Elliot-Blouge-Vin-de-France-2024.jpg?v=1780963485","url":"https:\/\/shopgeraldines.com\/products\/cyril-elliot-blouge-vin-de-france-2024","provider":"Geraldine's Natural Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}