A wine that takes you to back the past. A wine full of memories. A wine like the ones made in the old days. These statements are the perfect way to present Domaine Lafage La Retro, a light, juicy, low alcohol red wine, made as it was made in the old days in the south of France, in the Roussillon area. This very traditional profile has been revived by Jean-Marc Lafage, the current owner of Domaine Lafage and the latest generation of the family, who has rescued this classic profile that his father and grandfather made at home.
Jean-Marc Lafage recalls how in the past, the family sold the best grapes from the estate to the local cooperative (where the region’s traditional vin doux was made). What was left on the vines, the bunches that hadn’t ripened properly or were of lesser quality, were picked and collected by the family, who used them for their own consumption. The result was light, moderate and fruity wines, intended for everyday use.
Now, several years later, Jean-Marc Lafage (accompanied by his wife) is once again committed to these wines, where the winemaking is based on light crushing, short macerations and very little extraction.
A tribute to their ancestors that you will want to go back for after your first glass.