Agnes Sorel

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2021 edition:  Partially aged in Clay Amphora and Taransaud, Bossuet and Darnajou French oak barrels this is a new level of seriousness for our playful muse. Aromas of 100% Cabernet Franc from our Mt. Veeder Estate Vineyard: Wonderful floral notes intertwine with fruit and spice.  In a Burgundy-style bottle.

The 2021 Agnes Sorel, with no added sulphur … offers up savory notes of oolong tea, tar and baked plums with hints of crushed rock and sauteed herbs.  The full-bodied palate is lively and refreshing, with vibrant black and red berry layers.   

(96) L. Perroti-Brown TWI

Agnès Sorel is a no-added-sulphur, natural wine of organically grown Cabernet Franc from Mt. Veeder. This wine contains only the sulphur produced in its own fermentation and allows the purest expression of what our mountain vineyard has to give. Fermented in open top wooden vats and aged for one year or more in terracotta amphorae.

What is Natural Wine?
Natural wines are made from organic vineyards and are made from nothing but grapes. Since the time of the ancient Egyptians sulfur has been added to wine post fermentation to allow the wine to age well and of course sulfur dioxide is produced naturally in all fermented products at very low levels.

With a natural wine we do not add anything but grapes. This we feel allows us to express the purest nature of our Mount Veeder Terroir at Châteauneuf du Pott. For six years in a row we’ve made exploratory wine trips to France and Germany primarily focusing on visiting natural wine producers. Most of what we tasted was totally flawed, undrinkable or mediocre but a very small number were excellent.

This got me excited about the possibilities of making a natural wine that would express the true nature of our organically farmed vineyard.