The history of this wine begins in the 20th century, in the legendary territory of Fontfroide. Located in the heart of the Corbières appellation, Cuvée 101 sublimates Carignan, the region's emblematic grape variety. Coming from a century-old plot cultivated for the first time in 1920 by Paule Bertrand, Cuvée 101 reveals the best potential of its terroir and the unique know-how of the Bertrand family.

Comments from Guillaume Barraud, Deputy Director of Estates:

This is the second vintage of this cuvée, mainly from a century-old Carignan plot between Cigalus and Villemajou. This wine, also complemented by the oldest plots of Grenache and Syrah from the Corbières terroir, expresses the will of these winegrowers who have preserved these old Carignan plots which, tamed by time and the tramontane, present an excellent balance of load / vigor and an expression of a unique grape variety in the world in its preferred terroir which is the heart of the Corbières. The obvious choice of manual harvesting, the harvest dates by a daily tasting of the grapes and finally the choice of carbonic maceration reveals all the aromatic diversity of these grapes with power and complexity. A wine for connoisseurs and lovers of the most beautiful terroirs of Languedoc.

Comments from Pierre-Alexis Menguel, Head Sommelier:

Between Cigalus and Château de Villemajou, these forgotten Carignan vines express the most beautiful expression of Corbières: nose of strawberry jam and liquorice, black pepper and peonies. On the palate the wine is marked by roundness and a very digestible, mouth-watering finish. 2020 is a vintage of balance and the delicacy of the fruit with great aging potential.

After a manual harvest at optimum maturity of the individual vines, the Carignan grapes are harvested in whole bunches, then accompanied by the destemmed grapes for the Grenache.