Domaine de Trinites Le Portail Faugeres 2022Domaine des Trinites is a 24 hectare estate on the schist soils of Faugeres and Pezenas in the Languedoc. Owner and winemaker Simon Coulshaw farms organically and follows a very natural winemaking process in the cellar. His wines are beautiful expressions of this southern French terroir, fresh and drinkable with expressive fruit and minerality. Le Portail is their classic Faugeres, 55% Syrah with 30% Mourvedre and 15% Grenache. Bold and complex in

with soft tannins and a refined mouthfeel

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it strikes a perfect balance between fruit expression and subtle oak influence

It pairs perfectly with oysters

and consolidated calcium carbonate

harmonising ripe fruit flavours with crisp acidity

showcasing the rewards of winemaking experimentation

it reflects a minimal-intervention approach that lets the grapes shine

with warm ripe tannin and lots of sweet black cherry fruit

plums and raspberries

in an excellent all-round vintage

Blended by Fritz Miesbauer himself