The 2019 Équilibre Cabernet Sauvignon is the truest form of Cabernet from the Languedoc region in the south of France, coming from a 3-hectare plot of 20-year-old vines. The grapes are brought to the cellar for a cold maceration with the skins and fermentation using the ‘pied de cuve’ in stainless steel. This ‘mother’ style inoculation uses a yeast called bioprotection which encourages very healthy micro-organisms to aid in the fermentation over bad bacteria and any spoilage type yeasts, as this wine never sees any use of sulfites from start to finish. This method, along with only a brief time in stainless steel before bottling, lends to a gorgeously bright and vibrant expression of the Cabernet grapes. Licorice, blackberry, and tangy spice explode in the nose, while this fresh red gives a soft yet exciting mouth-feel full of black cherry, juicy blackberry, clove, and black pepper.