This is a fun and totally delicious sunny alpine red. These vines find themselves in a chilly yet very sunny high altitude region. Drastic diurnal temperature shifts provides the magic charm sought by vignerons everywhere: extremely long hours of gentle sunlight. In fact, the vineyards here capture the sun so perfectly that the almond trees scattered over the slope blossom at the same time as those in Sicily, over 550 miles farther south! This gives the grapes an exceptionally long, slow ripening season that in turn offers very unusual red wines with the heft of a sunny climate that are still refreshing and light on their feet, as you might expect of a northern wine. Herbal, blackberry, fresh, black cherry, long finish and light to medium bodied. if you like Cabernet Franc, try this!

Pairing: blood sausage, schnitzel

Grape: 90% Petit Rouge, 10% Mayolet

Soil: Sandy, alluvial topsoil, granite bedrock subsoil

Viticulture: Sustainable