"We like the pure, chiselled style of Mère Grand, a Minervois version of finesse " (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2021 - RVF). A Mediterranean cuvée with a tender texture, straightforward, precise and fresh, with ripe, fine tannins.
Features
Estate
Vignoble du Loup Blanc
Cuvée
La Mère Grand
Vintage
2018
Designation
Minervois
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
60% Grenache, 40% Carignan
Terroirs
Limestone soils
Viticulture
Certified organic and biodynamic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Natural with indigenous yeasts
Breeding
12 months in wooden vats followed by 6 months in concrete vats
Alcohol content
14%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Beautiful garnet-red colour
Nose
Very Mediterranean scents
Mouth
Tender texture, slender frame, straight, precise and fresh matter, ripe and fine tannins.
Serve
AT 15-17°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2025
Food and wine pairing
Accompanies pasta with black olives, black Bigorre suckling pig with baby vegetables and chanterelle mushrooms...
Vignoble du Loup Blanc
Minervois
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the domain :
This attractive estate comprises 18 hectares of vines divided into small parcels located in Bize, in the Minervois des Causses part of the foothills of the Montagne Noire, at the northeastern end of the appellation. This estate is making real progress. Vinification is moving towards gentler, less intensive extractions, so the wines are gaining in fruit precision and fresh balance. As a result, they are pleasant to drink, greedy and enjoyable, while retaining the estate's trademark tension and vitality. These Minervois wines are complemented by a range of particularly well-crafted igp wines from the Aude region, whose names are obviously linked to those of the estate.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2021) 92/100
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the wine:
This is the pure, chiselled style of Mère Grand, a Minervois version of finesse that we love!
About the domain :
Created in 2002 by four wine-loving partners from Saumur, Le Loup Blanc offers Minervois wines blended from Languedoc grape varieties. Work in the vineyard immediately focused on organic and biodynamic farming. The expression of each cuvée remains precise: here we find wines to drink on the fruit, but also fine cuvées for ageing. The property houses two comfortable, tastefully decorated gîtes.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. ARNAUD L. Published on 24/08/2021
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Note and review by M. ERIC E. Published on 01/09/2020
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