2016 Mas de Libian Bout D’Zan Rose

Price: $27 Region: Cotes du Rhone < FranceGrapes: Grenache, Counoise, SyrahVineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified biodynamic farming; mixture of clay-limestone, galets roulés and sandy soils; 6 months aging in used barrels, then 4-month natural fermentation in bottle; minimal added SO2 at bottling onlyWinemaker: Hélène Thibon NEW VINTAGE ALERT: Bringing you the 2016 of this crisp, coppery rosé, grown biodynamically by the three sisters who run Mas de Libian, a family estate that dates back to the 1600s. They took over the organic farm, set on a plateau in the rocky terrain of the Ardèche region of the Southern Rhone, from their papa, who had the girls helping out in the vineyards from a young age. The family horse still pulls the plough through the vineyard. No chemicals are used, and very low yields are the norm. The Bout d’Zan (the name referring to a traditional French licorice candy, and is also a nickname the sisters use for their father) is made in the classic Provençal style, with