Le Temps des Cerises - Axel Prufer
Axel Prufer was born and raised in East Germany but moved to France as a young man to take up a career in wine making.
He now owns several small plots of vines in the high mountains behind Beziers in France's Languedoc region.
He produces delicious wines naturally with as little intervention as possible - many of his wines have no added sulphur. In fact, on a visit to his winery we tried one of his cuvees which had been bottled without sulphur and one that had been bottled with minimal amounts of sulphur and the result was simply amazing. The one without sulphur stood head and shoulders above the other for freshness, vitality and flavour.
We also visited his vineyard which was one of the most beautiful we have ever seen. We had to drive through the forest and up a mountain track to get to his remote vineyard surrounded by forest - it was a magic spot where the biodiversity provided by the forest protected his vineyard.
Axel only produces small quantities of wine due to the low yields from his vines so there is not much available in this shipment.
Le Temps des Cerises Vin de Table Fou du Roi 2009
Fou du Roi is a blend of 30% of each of Grenache Noir,
Cinsault and Carignan and 10% of Cabernet Sauvignon and weighs in at only 12%
alcohol.
It displays cherry on the nose and has an elegance and vibrancy that is very appealing. It tastes alive! It has good tannin structure which will help as it ages and the finish is long, clean and lively.
Price: $40
NOTE: THIS WINE SHOULD BE STORED AT 14 DEGREES CENTIGRADE OR BELOW!