COUNTRY :
France
REGION :
Gard
PRODUCTION :
Thierry Forestier has been farming his land in the small village of Souvignargues since 2004, when he left his 9-5 in Montpellier and put together 5ha of old vines. He made wines typical of the region (intense extractions, lots of oak) for many years until 2017 when he met Eric Pfifferling of Domaine L’Anglore, who was searching for fruit to purchase after an especially low-yielding vintage. Thierry was able to see what his grapes could do with a lighter touch in the winery and never looked back. He is now a resource for young growers looking to make low-intervention wine in the Gard, lending a hand in the vineyard and helping source grapes.
Thierry has expanded his domaine to 12ha of Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache, Viognier, and Aramon. The vineyards are full of boxwood trees and underneath the is a mix of granite, clay, and sandy soils.

“Anathème”
Region: Gard
Grape: Aramon, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan. co-planted in the clearing of a forest
Vineyard: co-planted vines in the clearing of a forest
Soil: decomposed granite
Average Age of Vines: 70-80years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: whole cluster co-ferment in concrete
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added Added S02: none

Salve Alger 2021
Region: Gard
Grape: Cinsault, Grenache
Vineyard: co-planted vines in the clearing of a forest
Soil: decomposed granite
Average Age of Vines: 100 years
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: coferment, 4 day maceration
Aging: concrete for 6 months
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added Added S02: none

Puech Coucou
Region: Gard
Grape: Cinsault, Oeillade
Soil: granite, clay, sandy
Farming: organic
Harvest: by hand
Winemaking: coferment
Aging: concrete
Fining: none
Filtration: none
Added Added S02: none