Domaine Gauby : La Foun 2017

A fresh and elegant Roussillon red wine

The estate

Located 20km north-west of Perpignan, Domaine Gauby is an unmissable name in Roussillon wines. With a surface area of approximately 85 hectares, the estate's terroir is made up of 45 hectares of vines, some of which are over a hundred years old, as well as 40 hectares of meadows, oak forests and scrubland.  Placed at an altitude of 150 to 200 metres and overlooking the sea, the vines benefit from a wild, arid and steep environment, encouraging deep rooting in soils composed of limestone, marl and schist.

Environmentally conscious, this Roussillon estate manages its vineyard without chemical and synthetic products in favour of natural products (plants, essential oils, compost, etc.).

The vineyard

Foun 2017 is an IGP Côtes Catalanes wine produced from 115-year-old vines grown on limestone marl soils in an agrobiologically cultivated, mixed farming and agroforestry vineyard.

Winemaking and ageing

Harvested by hand, the grapes were sorted in the cellar. The vinification was carried out in the traditional way, with whole bunch macerated in concrete and stainless steel vats, delicately pressed and fermented with indigenous yeasts. The wine was aged for 20 months in 500L barrels and old tuns. 4 months of bottle ageing before being released on the market.

 Blend

Foun 2017 from Domaine Gauby is 100% Carignan.