2019 Anders F. Steen I hate to say Goodbye

WINEMAKER: Anders Frederik Steen & Anne Bruun Blauert
REGION: Ardèche, FR
VARIETAL: Grenache Noir, Carignan
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

“I hate to say Goodbye” is the last part of a juice from a devatting of Carignan 2019. The juice had a color between dark violet and deep black and was close to be undrinkable. For that reason, we kept the juice apart for some time and by chance we had some Grenache Noir left which turned out to work very well with the Carignan and it created a new balance in the wine. We left the wine in old barriques for about a year before bottling and then another 18 months in bottles. We now find the wine ready to be drunk and to say goodbye to us.

Former chef, once sommelier at Noma, Anders started making wine in 2013 alongside legendary Jura winemaker, Jean-Marc Brignot. Now settled in the village of Valvignères in the Ardèche, his wines are truly unique and highly sought-after across the world. Grapes and only grapes, no adds, no sulphur. Tiny quantities.