2022 Mas Grand Plagniol Rouge 'Tradition'

60% Grenache, 35% Syrah , 5% Cinsault; all certified organic and practicing biodynamic from 35 year old vines on gravel soils. Fermented in stainless steel and aged in concrete. 14.5% alcohol. 5,000 cases made.

This is a fantastic value on a wine that tastes much more expensive than it is. Medium-full bodied, with spicy darm cherry and plum fruit, baking spices, cloves, fresh herbs, fresh earth, black pepper and stoney minerality. Medium-plus tannins and acidity provide a strong structural backbone. 

Mas Grand Plagniol is a family-run winery located in the Costières de Nîmes appellation of the Rhône Valley in France, known for its value-driven, high-quality wines made under the stewardship of Cyril Marès, a sixth-generation winemaker. The winery produces popular white and red wines, often celebrated for their aromatic complexity, supple texture, and balance. Henri Marès (1903-1994) established the vineyard of Château Puy Castéra in Haut Médoc, which was later managed by his son Roger.  Roger Marès, Cyril’s father, trained in Bordeaux and put them into practice at Mas des Bressades during the 1970s. Cyril Marès, a graduate of Agronomy and oenologist, continues this ancestral tradition at Mas des Bressades today.