Hecht & Bannier Languedoc Organic Rose 2022

Hecht & Bannier draw this from the Minervois and Corbières, clay-limestone with sandier pockets in the southern reaches. The kind of Languedoc patchwork that makes a rosé taste like somewhere rather than just pink. All Grenache noir, direct-pressed and vinified cold in stainless steel, so nothing gets between you and the fruit: redcurrant and morello cherry, a floral lift, a crisp mid-palate that still finds some roundness on the way out. Finesse from the Languedoc, and not a splinter of oak in sight.