ZoomL'Alezan (Patricia et Remi Bonneton) Potion2022
Domaine de l'AlezanArdèche, France
About this wine
Potion is one of L'Alezan's southern-Ardèche-leaning blends from Patricia and Rémi Bonneton, combining Carignan, Grenache and Syrah from their organically farmed plots. The Bonnetons' 2.5-hectare estate sits across three terroirs in northern Ardèche (loess and granite for the whites, granite for Syrah, clay-granite for the Mediterranean reds). Vinification is the house standard: whole-bunch maceration, partial hand-crushing, hand-stirring of the tank, native-yeast fermentation, no chemical additives, no added sulphur, no fining or filtration. The 2022 vintage carries 13% alcohol, restrained for a southern-feeling blend in a warm year. Garrigue, dark berry, peppery, with the granite spine that distinguishes Ardèche from Languedoc proper. A useful natural-wine red for accounts comfortable with a slightly wilder edge.
Winemaking
10-day maceration of whole bunch Carignan blended with infused Grenache and Syrah.