2023 Jean Bouteille MAAR
WINEMAKER: Jean-Baptiste Courdesses
REGION: Barossa Valley, SA
VARIETY: Cabernet Franc
VITICULTURE: Organic
Organically grown Cabernet Franc from Jeff Traeger impeccably farmed property in Vine Vale, East of the Barossa just at the foothill of the Menglers Hill. These Old Vines are deeply rooted in the sandy over clay soils & benefit from diurnal temperature to held some acidity. Hand-picked, the Cabernet Franc was then whole bunch pressed in our screw press, nice and slow to extract some phenolics from the delicious skins of the berries. The juice was transferred into a mixture of old Barriques & Stainless Steel tank to undergo fermentation & a 8 month élevage. Bottled on site in our Basket Range winery without fining nor filtration.
After accumulating years of experience from various fermentation, farming & hospitality work around the world, Jean-Baptiste Courdesses started in 2019 to hand make wines exclusively from organically farmed grapes, focus on regenerative practices & made naturally without any additions, fining nor filtration but only grape juice. Our small scale winery is based in Basket Range, Adelaide Hills. We farm our vineyard according to a strict organic method & purchase fruits from like-minded trusty viticulturist to craft wines only from the highest quality grapes. Based on intuitive reaction & natural instincts decisions, our wines reflect the landscape & the character of the grape varieties only permitted by a farming respectful of the environment, the fauna & flora.