LES VIEUX MAZETS 2021 - MAS COMBARÈLA

Appellation: PGI Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert

Grape Variety: 100% Carignan

Terroir: Old vines aged 70 years, gobelet shape pruned vines, grown on limestone and clay soils, where Northerly Winds blow . Located on an ancient lacustrine plain from the Tertiary Era (Lutetian, 40 millions years old) there is various types of soils, dominated by lacustrine white limestones. The beautiful scenery is punctuated by lovely old mazets (tiny ancient house in the country

Yield: 25 hl / ha

Alcohol: 14%

Winemaking: Organic viticulture. Indigenous yeast starter. Hand-picked harvests, perfect phenolic maturity, whole destemming, temperature control, gentle vinification in stainless-steel thermoregulated vat.

Aging: 18 months in wooden tuns (large oak barrels) of several wines.

Notes: Carignan, a fabulous grape variety, one of the identities of Languedoc, is showcased solo from their almost century old vines.

Jancis Robinson : 94 points “Certified organic. Old-vine Carignan. No carbonic. The best Vieux Mazet yet! Pure, linear, focused. Tannins have beautiful discipline. The fruit is soaring, and it feels as if every molecule of wine is thrumming, brimming with life. Wow! (2023-2030)”