The entry-level wine from Clos Puy Arnaud, 'Le Rouge' is bursting with bright red fruits and subtle herbaceous hints, with mouthwatering acidity and soft tannins making it emminently quaffable and versatile in terms of food pairing. Try it with a slight chill!

Clos Puy Arnaud is a biodynamic producer in Castillon-Côtes de Bordeaux AOC that is managed with great skill and tenacity by Thierry Valette, a proponent of organic and biodynamic viticulture and ancestral winemaking practices.

The estate is located on the Saint Èmillion ridge, although in the commune of Castillon, an area that was excluded from the communal denomination and remained in the shadow of the region's great titans for years. This has helped Thierry and other local winemakers who have acquired land at affordable prices and created a unique expression of Bordeaux that is not withheld by the constraints of grander appellations.

Vines grown are between 30-60 years old and fall in line with historic local tradition, with Merlot plantings dominating, followed by Cabernets Franc and Sauvignon. The particularity of the soil in this area, which consists of a limestone matrix à astéries (''starfish-like''), has made the area highly successful, yielding wines with a distinct freshness and mineral sapidity. In the cellar, fermentation is natural and spontaneous using only indigenous yeasts, and ageing takes place in cement, amphoras, or wooden barrels, altered to suit the expressiveness of the vines and the terroir.

Assemblage: 70% Cabernet Franc and 30% Merlot.

Vineyards: Plot on a clay-limestone plateau. Average age of vines is 30 years old. The vineyard is managed as both organic (AB label) and biodynamic (Demeter, Biodyvin labels). All plots are hand harvested.

Winemaking: Cabernet Franc undergoes carbonic maceration in barrel for 6 days. Stems and the whole barrel are then mixed with de-stemmed Merlot and aged on lees in steel tanks for 6 months.