Matassa

Marguerite 2023

A wine that is not only a rare gem, but also a rose amongst the thorns. In a region known for bulk wine, this has become one of the most celebrated natural cuvées in the world, and a gold nugget that’s hard to find these days. Taste-wise, this is summer in a bottle. What’s not to love?

100% Muscat organically farmed and planted on schist soils. The whole bunches were macerated for a period of five to seven days, after which the wine fermented naturally and aged in 500L barrels. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.

 

DETAILS ABOUT THE WINE:

Winemaker: Matassa

Farming: Biodynamic

Region: Roussillon, France

Vintage: 2023

Grapes: Muscat

Colour: Skins

ABV: 10.5%

Size: 75 cL

£43.00

Behind the Bottle

Matassa

After working with the only estate in South Africa (Welgemeend) that championed indigenous yeasts and lower yields in the late ’90s, Tom came to Roussillon and interned at Domaine Gauby for several years to explore Mediterranean varieties and climate. During this time, Tom met his wife, who just so happens to be Gauby’s sister and together they started Matassa in 2003. Fast forward today, Tom and Nathalie farm 20 hectares of different white & red varieties (Macabeu, Grenache Gris, Muscat d’Alexandrie, Muscat à petits grains, Carignan, Lledoner Pelut, Mourvèdre and Grenache) divided in various vineyards around the village of Calce and Espira-de-l’Agly where they now have settled with their estate ...