Terres Falmet Cinsault 2009

Terres Falmet Cinsault 2009 is is a wine that falls under the new designation of Vin de France ( Vin de Table with no Geographic Indication!). It is a new category which has to be made in France ( anywhere and may have mixed grapes from different regions) and can have the variety on the label. It is a way that France sees that it can compete on the wider stage of the New World competative market. This wine actually comes from the Languedoc - but do the grapes?
The wine maker Yves Falmet and is a first generation vigneron. He has created his own wine estate the hard way: having studied bio-chemistry, he has worked in wineries all over the world, starting in Champagne and moving to Germany, New Zealand and onwards. In 1996 he bought 20 hectares of north-facing vineyards in the Languedoc he saw the potential of site and the old vines , some of which had been abandoned by the previous owner, he added a tiny cellar in nearby Creissan in 2001.
The wine is a deep colour as expected from the Languedoc, it has black and red fruit aromas with a sprinkle of leather and spice. On the palate the wine is fresh, fruity and the tannins stalky but fine grained and soft, the alcohol offers good structural support along with the tannins. Great flavour intensity, again with black and red fruits, spice and supple leather and earthiness. The length is good if a little flat and the tannins are present to the end.
This wine is available from Stone, Vine and Sun at a price of £7.75.
Score : 85

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