Vin De France Blanc 2022 - Matassa

Vin De France Blanc - Matassa

Vin De France Blanc by Matassa is a complex and elegant white wine obtained from a blend of Grenache Gris and Macabeu grapes that come from old vines over a century old with very low yields. Fermentation is spontaneous in wooden barrels where it is aged for a further 14 months on its own fine lees. The Matassa Blanc has a golden yellow color with an explosive nose of white fruit, spices and flint. On the palate it is fresh, three-dimensional and elbowing with a long finish.

Service

We recommend tasting it at a temperature of 8/10 ° in tulip goblets. The Côtes Catalanes Blanc 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 Côtes Catalanes Blanc 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.