Rich, silky, southern French red with generous ripe, herbal fruit a gem from within Corbires Over 40 years ago, the small co-operative in Fabrezan, a top Corbires area, produced a special style of red. It was made by macration carbonique handpicked bunches of grapes were left whole to ferment and the wine taken off the skins at the precise moment when there was optimum fruit, colour and aroma. It took precision and was costly. So the style was dropped. When a new winemaker arrived at the cellar a few years back, he restored its production and this is the delicious result. It’s named after the inventor and poet (he inspired the surrealist movement), Charles Cros, who was born in Fabrezan in 1842. Native grapes of Carignan, Syrah and Mourvdre were carefully vinified to make this delicious, smooth red that’s fruity and moreish.