Mas Amiel - Natural Cinsault 2022
Mas Amiel is located in Maury , in Roussillon . In 1816, around a gambling table, the bishop of Perpignan was pitted against an engineer from the Ponts et Chaussées, 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. It develops and produces a natural sweet wine under the “Mas Amiel” brand. 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 recognized in 2011. The estate has been certified in organic farming since 2014 .
Mas Amiel Natural Cinsault is made from two plots of Cinsault grown on a calco-schist terroir at a place called Las Fredes. After the manual harvest, the harvest is sorted twice and then destemmed. Vinification takes place in 50 hectoliter stainless steel vats and is carried out by infusion . The wine is aged in concrete vats .
Grape variety: 100% Cinsault