Mas Amiel - Origine 2018
Mas Amiel is located in Maury, in Roussillon. In 1816, around a gaming table, the bishop of Perpignan was opposed to an engineer, Raymond Etienne Amiel. The clergyman ends up betting on one of his lands, called Domaine des Goudous. Luck is not on his side and the estate changes hands. The property then has 10 hectares of vines in the middle of the garrigue. In 1907, Mas Amiel was taken over by Charles Dupuy who ran the estate until his death in 1916. His son Jean took over when he returned from the war. He developed and produced a natural sweet wine under the brand "Mas Amiel". His son, Charles, will continue the expansion until 1997. The estate will be taken over in 1999 by Olivier Decelle. Today, the 170 hectares of vines are divided into 130 plots and the grapes are used to produce Vins Doux Naturels as well as Maury Sec, AOC recognised in 2011. The estate is certified organic since 2014.
Origin comes from a selection of 3 plots. It is a blend of centenarian Grenache Noir from the lieu-dit Cabirou (planted in 1914), Carignan from La Devèze (planted in 1952) and young Syrah vines. The harvest is manual and the grapes are completely destemmed. Each plot is vinified separately. The wine is vinified in concrete vats of 84 hectoliters. The Carignan and Syrah are aged in 40-hectolitres foudres while the Grenache remains in concrete vats, for 14 months in total.
Grape varieties: Grenache, Carignan, Syrah