Domaine Coudoulet Pays d'Oc La Charlotte Cinsault 2025

Camille Ournac has expanded his beloved series of single-varietal wines from the Languedoc with a brilliant new addition: a pure Cinsault. While this old Southern French grape was once reviled for its light color and low alcohol content, Camille considers it indispensable today for continuing to produce fresh, elegant wines in the increasingly warming climate. And he demonstrates this convincingly with this delightfully light-footed red.

Camille harvests the grapes in the lieu-dit La Charlotte – hence the name of the wine. Incidentally, according to tradition, Cinsault yields 'as many as five buckets of grapes per vine' – but by his own account, Camille hasn't noticed any of that yet. That undoubtedly has something to do with his skillful vineyard management.

After the manual harvest, Camille immediately presses the whole bunches and allows the juice to ferment in stainless steel tanks. He bottles the wine in a clear bottle so that the sparkling, garnet-red color is fully showcased.

La Charlotte has a seductive floral aroma, tastes of raspberries and a hint of freshly ground pepper, and is delightfully easy to drink with its modest 12.5% alcohol. The ultimate summer red, in short. Preferably drink it slightly chilled. On its own, with a charcuterie board, with roast chicken, or even with fish. And above all, make sure you have a good supply at home.