Le Clos du Mounat Sans pour Sens, Côtes de Bourg, , pure organic wine, , from € 11,50

Le Clos du Mounat, Côtes de Bourg, Sans pour Sens, organic wine, red, no sulpur added, 2020, from € 11,40

Ideally, you are a winemaker with heart and soul, for a organic wine grower it is a prerequisite, because "without" it would not work. Anyone who, like Christian Gourgourio, wants to start a small organic wine estate in "Bordeaux" and produce a wine like Le Clos du Mounat Sans pour Sens without adding sulphur deserves a lot of respect.

Organic wine - profile

• Colour: dark and dense red
• Nose: emphasizes fruity scents of plums and dark cherries, with spicy notes (pepper), accompanied by a sweet hint of dark chocolate.
• Mouth: nice full-bodied, fruity, fresh and lively, firm and persistent in the finale with ripe tannins.
• Drinking recommendation: Serve at 15-16 ° C. During his youth, prolonged ventilation in the carafe or in the glass could make the wine more accessible.

Organic wine - processing, Le Clos du Mounat, Côtes de Bourg, Sans pour sens, red

In 2018, it was a complicated year. Until mid-July, a stormy, hot summer with occasional hailstorms and the to constantly fear the advent of mildew. But August and September were very beneficial for the development of the grapes. It was not a great harvest, but the grapes picked on September 19th were of very good quality. As the grapes were healthy, a spontaneous fermentation with the grapey yeasts could be carried out and the organic wine could be removed even without the addition of sulfur. This genuine "terroir wine" reached a natural alcohol content of 13.5% vol. After that, the organic wine Sans pour Sens matured in a stainless steel tank until being bottled.

The wine at a glance

• Wine type: red wine, natural wine, no added sulphites
• Area of production: Bordeaux, Côtes de Bourg
• Producer: Le Clos ,du Mounat
• Grape variety: 100% Merlot
• Fermentation: spontaneously with the grape's own yeast, maturing in stainless steel cask
• Bottler: Christian Gourgourio, Le Clos du Mounat
• Quantity: 0.75 l
• Closure: cork
• Vintage: 2020
• Shelf life: 5 years from vintage
• Alcohol: 13,5% vol.
• Vegan suited
• Allergenes : contains endogene sulfites, no added SO2
• Certified organic: FR BIO 01
• We source this organic wine directly from the Le Clos du Mounat 33390 Plassac, France

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