2021 Fou du Roi

Fou du Roi (the Jester) is a blend of Grenache Noir, along with Carignan and Cinsault - carbonically macerated for 15 days in pursuit of fruit and freshness for this wine. Cherry cherry everywhere! It tastes alive! It has great tannin and good acid which will help as it ages and the finish is long, clean and lively. Axel Prüfer was born and raised in East Germany but moved to France as a young man to take up a career in wine making. Based in the mountains behind Beziers he has been describe...Read More...

Fou du Roi (the Jester) is a blend of Grenache Noir, along with Carignan and Cinsault - carbonically macerated for 15 days in pursuit of fruit and freshness for this wine. Cherry cherry everywhere! It tastes alive! It has great tannin and good acid which will help as it ages and the finish is long, clean and lively.

Axel Prüfer was born and raised in East Germany but moved to France as a young man to take up a career in wine making. Based in the mountains behind Beziers he has been described as a ‘darling of the natural wine bar movement’. He is a quiet, thoughtful and engaging young winemaker who is totally committed to producing non-interventionist wines. Sue and Roger, his distributors, were charmed equally by him as by his wines, recalling “every sentence he utters is the result of deep thought.” 

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