Rimbert "Le Petit Cochon Bronzé" Rosé 2024

Natural wine pioneer Jean-Marie's "Tan Little Pig" is his wine for those without a pool. Vibrant pink in the glass, it shows deep scents of ultra-ripe crushed red cherries, guava, cherries, fig and a pretty, yet smoky note of sweet herbs. Refreshing, crisp and bone-dry, the palate shows bright berry fruit, a hint of white peach, blood orange, a hint of herbs and citrus and a salty, crisp acidity.

80% Cinsault, 20% Syrah. Made from grapes harvested at their maximum ripeness & immediately destemmed. They are gently crushed & the juice is fermented with natural yeast. The skins are removed from the vats 36 hours after pressing-thus lending this rose its beautiful dark pink color. The wine rests in stainless steel in a cellar that is half-buried into the earth so the temperature in the winery is naturally regulated. It undergoes a light filtering when bottled, on site.

Jean-Marie Rimbert, a native of Provence, arrived in the Languedoc nearly twenty-five years ago and managed the vineyards at Chateau de Flaugergues for five years until he saved up enough money to purchase his first parcels of gnarled ancient vine Carignan that had been nurtured in schist-laden soils for the better part of the last century. Today, Jean-Marie has 20 hectares spread amongst 40 diverse parcels each with different soil compositions and expositions. Berlou has the highest elevation in all of the St. Chinian AOC and is the only place in the region that possesses schist rich soils. From the beginning, his objective was to cultivate vineyards with the utmost respect for the environment, and his wines reflect all of the natural beauty, depth and flavor originating from those vines.