Les Cigales dans La Fourmilière
Escarpolette Blanc 2021
An orange wine for those who like their skin contact wines big, textured, and very orange. With aromas of stone fruit and white flowers along with a lick of salinity, this is Mediterranean sunshine in a glass.
DETAILS ABOUT THE WINE:
Winemaker: Les Cigales dans La Fourmilière
Farming: Organic
Region: Languedoc, France
Vintage: 2021
Grapes: Muscat, Vermentino
Colour: Skins
ABV: 11%
Size: 75 cL
Behind the Bottle
Les Cigales dans La Fourmilière
Both Ivo and Julie are humble yet driven, with a clear vision of what they want to achieve in the vines and later with their wines. Just like our friend Tom Lubbe, they carry a refreshing ‘no bullshit’ attitude, without over romanticizing the idea of farming, and make wines in an area where low yields are a common theme.
Despite having merged their land and vineyards a few years back, Julie and Ivo both give each other space to experiment and keep two personal approaches when it comes to the wines they make ...