Tutti Frutti Ananas Toranja 2020

Introduction

Tutti Frutti Ananas is a collaboration that sees Manuel of Vinyer de la Ruca team up with friends Z Taf of La Cave des Nomades and Joachim Roque of Domaine Carterole to make the kind of wines they like drinking by the Mediterranean down in Banyuls-sur-Mer. The guys farm organically over a combination of sand, schist and quartz from vineyards both close to the sea and up in the mountains which loom above. They make the wines together in Les 9 Caves, a cooperative cellar they share in an old garage in the towns centre. The wines ferment and age in large concrete vats and are bottled young, brimming with life.

A direct press of Grenache Gris from a parcel planted over pure schist. This carries a slight spritz and offers real refreshment through a combination of minerals, lemons and a beautiful saltiness. It is a wonderful way to be begin a meal.