Borie de Maurel
Minervois-la-Livinière La Féline
2021
$34.00
Out of stock
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