2024 Bastide de Ciselette Rosé

60% Grenache, 40% Merlot. The vineyards are farmed organically, with some biodynamic practices- no use of pesticides or herbicides. They follow the lunar calendar and plow by horse. Hand harvested. The grapes are fermented at low temperatures. Pressing via pneumatic press, then static settling for 48 hours. No acidification. Addition of about 5% of the pressed Bandol juice. Aged four months in tank. Light bodied and dry, mineral driven and lean with notes of strawberry, cantaloupe, red flowers, cotton candy, and white stone, with bright acidity and a long clean finish. Bastide de la Ciselette sits to the north of the village of Brulat du Castellet, looking east to the medieval village of Castellet and south to the Cadière-d’Azur. De Salvo employs lutte raisonnée farming in the vineyard and works a good portion of the soils with a single horse.