Babel 2021 Marius Bielle Apple skin

Apple skin

this Chenin Blanc shows complex aromas of orchard fruits and tropical and a little toast and smoke coming from the use of amphora and old oak barrels for 10-12 months

Biodynamics underpin the farming

though the wine is led by Grenache with Syrah

Babel 2021 Marius Bielle Apple skinBabel comes from Laura and Paulo's L'tranger, made off old Roussillon plots on limestone, marl and shale. Native yeasts, no fining, no filtration and almost no sulphur, which is how everything leaves this cellar. The Roussillon is capable of whites that turn broad and tiring, and this is not one of them. Citrus peel and white orchard fruit over a herbal, faintly saline base, with a texture that gives it grip without adding weight. With a year more in