Minervois-la-Livinière La Féline 2021

Borie de Maurel

Minervois-la-Livinière La Féline
2021

$34.00

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Product code
15062992
Format
6 x 750ml
Listing type
Private import
Status
Unavailable
Type of product
Still wine
Country
France
Regulated designation
Appellation origine controlée (AOC)
Region
Languedoc-Roussillon
Appellation
Minervois-La Livinière
Classification
Not applicable
Alcohol percentage
14%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Closure type
Cork
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About this winery

If Borie de Maurel has today become a large estate - 35 hectares of vines in operation, as much in scrubland and maquis - everything has remained as on the first day. In Félines, Mondovino, international capital, the stock market... you don't know: here, everything happens within the family. The Borie de Maurel vines cling, in the rock, to the slopes of the Montagne Noire. This terroir has had a name for ages: Petit Causse. At Borie de Maurel, obviously, all wine-growing activities are manual,...

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Product notes

La Féline aims to be a summary of the style of the wines of Michel Escande (the winemaker), voluptuous, heady without excess, where each sip calls for the next.

Production notes

All these grapes, harvested manually on the clay-limestone terroir of Petit Causse, are destemmed before being vatted for a long time. Aging, which lasts at least 16 months, takes place in vats. The filtration is very light.

Tasting notes

Its first nose, scenting black pepper, cumin and tapenade, is intense. It is followed by fine notes of thyme, garrigue and very ripe, almost “figgy” red fruits. The palate also plays on this register of finesse and elegance, with sweet spices and morello cherry. Pairings with Lamb and veal chop