Domaine La Blaque, Pierrevert (Haute-Provence, France) 2021

 Located in the alpine foothills of northern Provence, Pierrevert is home to the highest elevation vineyards in France.  Mr. Werner Pampus purchased Domaine La Blaque 11 years before Pierrevert received Appellation d’Origine Contrôlée (AOC) status in 1998.  Today, Gilles Delsuc and his wife, Laurence, are trusted to make the wine and manage the vineyards. They make this Pierrevert Rouge using carbonic maceration, a process known for making fruit-oriented reds, which helps the cranberry, strawberry, and red plum notes push through the earthy-dominant structure of dried fall leaves, tobacco, leather, and iron minerality.  This is an excellent bottle for any French wine lover.