2017 Mas de Libian Côtes du Rhône Rouge La Calade Biodynamic, Rhone Valley

Located in Saint Marcel d’Ardèche on the western side of the Rhône river, at the very end of the gorge of the Ardèche, Mas de Libian has belonged to the Thibon family since 1670. A family winery handed down from generation to generation, these 25 hectares have always been worked organically and are certified biodynamic by Demeter; the soils have been subjected to neither pesticides nor weed-killers. The vineyards are plowed by horse. A terroir bathed in sunlight, Mas de Libian proudly identifies as a southern French winery by producing wines from a blend of different grape varieties (Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah, Counoise, Vaccarese, etc.) from a classically Rhône terroir of rounded river rocks and red clay.