Mas D’Amile Le Petitou 2018
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Mas D’Amile Le Petitou
Originally, this was to be a rosé, but Amélie didn’t like the result, so she decided to make a lighter, more elegant and refreshing red. The Grenache and Syrah come from her highest hillside parcels, which are windswept sites of very dense limestone with very little clay, giving the wine intense aromatics. The Carignan comes from a lower site and gives color as well as acidity. The wine sings of its Mediterranean heritage, rich with licorice and tapenade in a long, lean, tension-filled profile. And check out its refreshingly low alcohol!
Delicate, elegant, fruity and light. A real treat served cool as an apéritif through to dessert!
The label was designed by her daughter Gabrielle and son Paul (then six and four respectively) with help from friends. That, plus the fact that the cuvée is the most recent in the domaine’s range, accounts for the name Petitou–in spirit, the little one.
Production averages 7,500 bottles.
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Mas D’Amile Le Petitou 2018
Appellation: AOP Terrasses du Larzac
Cépages: 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 20% Carignan
Age of the Vines: between 40 and 60 years old.
Harvesting: by family, manually. Grapes picked early in their maturity for additional freshness.
Vinification: Traditional vinification. Destemmed, drained & circulated in early weeks followed by light pressure. Cool pre-fermentation. Short maceration. Matured in vats for 9 months.
Petitou: a little story! Le Petitou is the Domaine’s most recent birth, so as with our dear children we’ve called it “Petitou”.
The grapes are de-stemmed and raised entirely in tank. The SO2 additions are minimal and done following devatting, then again during élevage, and a third time after blending. Typically the total amounts to 25 mg/l, which is less than Demeter’s threshold for natural wines (Demeter’s thresholds are 100 mg/l for organic wines; 70 mg/l for biodynamic wines; and 30 mg/l for natural wines).
| Weight | 4 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 4 × 4 × 12 in |
| Type | Wine |
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| Winery/Vintner | Mas D'Amile |
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