2020 Le Temps des Cerises La Peur du Rouge

WINEMAKER: Axel Prüfer
REGION: Languedoc, FR
VARIETAL: Chardonnay, Clairette
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

"Axel Prüfer can definitely be described as a low interventionist winemaker. This complex wine is made from Chardonnay from Axel’s vineyard that is dotted with large limestone rocks and some Clairette he sourced from another organic producer. The grapes were macerated for just five days.

The wine is packed with minerality derived from the limestone. Only a wine made from perfect fruit grown without sprays, irrigation and artificial fertilisers could possibly taste like this. So drink this if you have a “fear of the red” since la peur means fear." - Living Wines

"Axel Prüfer was born and raised in East Germany but moved to France as a young man to take up a career in winemaking in a remote vineyard surrounded by forest. Because the forests are the natural habitat of wild boars, Axel collects human hair from the hairdressers in the local village and spreads it around the boundary of his vineyard. He says that the boar pick up the human scent from the hair and avoid the vineyard. The vineyard is a picture of health with spiderwebs everywhere and an amazing biodiversity on display."