Vin de France Blanc “Cuvée Marguerite” 2022 - Domaine Matassa

Vin Blanc “Cuvée Marguerite” - Matassa

"Cuvée Marguerite" by Domaine Matassa is a complex and fine white wine obtained from a blend of Moscato d’Alessandria, Macabeu, and Muscat a petit grain. The grapes come from centuries-old vines, grown at an altitude between 300 and 400 meters above sea level. The wine is made in a whole bunch in a wooden vat. Aged in used barriques for at least 10 months on the fine lees without batonnage. It is not filtered before bottling. "Cuvée Marguerite" has a straw yellow color. Aromatic nose with notes of thyme and lemon grass. Pear and peach. The sip is satisfying, with good structure and excellent minerality. A wine that in every sip tells us the most beautiful territory of Roussillon.

Service

We recommend tasting it at a temperature of 8/10 ° in tulip goblets. The Vin Blanc “Cuvée Marguerite”  can be smoked right away but will express its best in a few years. It is recommended to keep it in a horizontal position in a fresh, damp, dark cellar.

Pairing

The Vin Blanc “Cuvée Marguerite” of Domaine Matassa is wonderfully accompanied with vegetable appetizers, second courses of fish, to try with a Bouillabaisse.

Cellar:  Matassa

Domaine Matassa is located in Calce a remote village at the foot of the Pyrenees in Cotes du Roussillon. It was founded in 2002 by Tom Lubbe, a native of New Zealand who has grown up in Africa and a winemaker in French wineries, and Sam Harrop, an oenologist with the aim of producing natural wines full of natural energy. Domaine Matassa is made up of small plots of very old vineyards, with an average age between 30 and 113, surrounded by Mediterranean scrubs. Twelve hectares of cultivated biodynamic varieties with native varieties such as; Macabeu, Muscat with petit grain, Moscato d'Alessandria, Grenache Gris for white grapes and Grenache Noir, Mourvèdre and Carignan for red ones. In the cellar only spontaneous fermentations, indigenous yeasts, refinements in concrete tanks or wooden barrels and minimum use of sulfur. The result of all this work are models, theses, nerves and minerals.