On the right bank of the Rhône in the Gard department, Angela Weidner and Maxime Aerts assembled three hectares of vines in the forested hills near the village of Saint-Alexandre. With recently gained diplomas in oenology and agroecology, they created Terres du Gaugalin (ground of poppies) and began their winemaking adventure in 2018. Their vineyards, planted in the 1970’s are both hard to access and labor-intensive to farm. Angela and Maxime have farmed organically from the beginning and the estate is in conversion to organic certification. 
 
This is a super juicy, energetic, and refreshing red. It's made of Carignan grapes from Xoan Arias's vineyards (one of the vinegrowers they buy grapes from). Whole clusters, natural fermentation and maturation occur in stainless followed by 4 months ageing, no addition of additives and sulphites.