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Mas d'Espanet
Located between Uzès and Sommières in Languedoc, the estate is in the Lens nest in the middle of the garrigue.
Following the line of generations of winegrowers, winegrowers and vintages, Denys settled in 1980 at the Mas d'Espanet.
Everything is to be done on the abandonment area, saving the old Red grape varieties Languedocians (Grenache, Carignan, Cinsault), plantation of white grape varieties (white and gray grenache, sauvignon, viognier, clairette, picpoul, chenin) then nonexistent chosen according to the terroir and the stroke.
In 1999 the cellar was restored, the old sheepfolds were transformed into a barrel cellar and 20 ha were vinified.
Culture .
Under two climatic influences on the northern border -East of Languedoc, the vineyard offers a wide variety of soils, exhibitions and grape varieties (old vines of over 50 years).
The Mistral, the cold nights, the natural approach to the cultivation of the vine (soil work), the controlled yields depending on the grape varieties (short size, dedication) bring to the wines of the Mas d'Espanet the freshness, the concentration of Aromas and especially the first will of the winemaker: "Let the terroir express themselves".
What does the name organize mean?
This can be so diverse depending on the personality of their sire, that it is easier to define what it is not. An author wine is anything but a standard, stereotypical wine, made to please as many people as possible. It is therefore rarely produced in millions of copies, copying itself from vintage in vintage.
An author wine is therefore a wine that does not look like that of the neighbor. Which from year to year will evolve according to the vagaries of the weather and the mood of the author - the two that can be linked. Because the author does not rely on market studies to carry out his boat. He makes his wine as he feels, as he likes, as he can, sometimes ... and too bad if he does not please everyone.
This is why author wines are sometimes classified as "table wine" or "France wine". Because the winemaker did not plan the authorized grape variety*, makes the assembly or vinification recommended in the name **. He is often a bit rebellious, our author. But that is why we like it! ... That said, author's wines are not systematically marginal: they are present in most of the appellations, and can be part of the elite of these this***. Because they are not content to have personality: they are good, in addition! With in general aDegree of TorchabilityVery high: we never tire of it at the end of the first sip.
As author's wines are not chaptalized, levied, hacked ... They can have very different profiles depending on the vintage. It is up to us (resellers and consumers) to accept them as they are, and to remain faithful to the producers, because they need us to continue their activity.
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* For example, theTouriga Nacionalin the Minervois, or theSyrahIn Forez ribs. They are crazy, these authors!
** Some winegrowers dare to produceSweety with Mourvèdre or oneNatural sparkling with Pineau d'Aunis
*** Like those of Jean-François Ganevat in the Jura or Zind-Humbercht in Alsace
