2023 Mataburro Otium

WINEMAKER: Laurent Roger & Melissa Ingrand
REGION: Roussillon, FR
VARIETY: Grenache Noir
VITICULTURE: Organic/Biodynamic

"This wine is made from Grenache from 80 year old vines planted in Rivesaltes. The grapes were macerated for 4-5 days and, after pressing, matured in one of Alain Castex's concrete tanks. It's very light, almost the colour of watermelon. 11.5% ABV" - Living Wines

Mataburro is a small domaine established in Roussillon by rising stars Laurent Roger & Melissa Ingrand. Laurent worked for several years at the venerable Paris bar à vin Le Verre Volé and after that returned to Roussillon to work directly with Alain Castex, then of Le Casot des Mailloles. Towards the end of 2017, armed with what he had learned from Castex, he and Melissa took over the remaining three hectare vineyard from his father, swiftly converting to organics and biodynamics. Alain Castex taught Laurent the importance of the soil. He also had this concept reinforced by Tom Lubbe and Axel Prüfer.