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Matassa - River Rouge 2025

France | Roussillon | Red
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Brand: Matassa
23,61 € Measure price:
Category: Roussillon
EAN: 2377544925359063
Bottle volume: 0,75 l
Color: Red wine
Country of origin: France
Filtration: No
Grape variety: Syrah
Percentage of alcohol: 11 %
Region: Roussillon
Styl: Dry
Type of wine: Natural wine
Vintage: 2025
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River Rouge 2025 is a light red made from 100% Syrah by Tom Lubbe. The grapes come from organically farmed vineyards in the higher reaches of the Corbi?res, which Tom and his wife Nathalie acquired because of the increasingly dry climate in Roussillon. The result is a completely different take on Syrah from the heavy southern reds you may know. On the nose you'll find fresh cherries, raspberries, violets and gentle spice. The palate is juicy, light and fresh, with soft tannins and pleasant acidity. The wine has just 11% alcohol, and thanks to its fruitiness and lightness it drinks beautifully even slightly chilled. Whole bunches are gently foot-trodden and macerate for five days without intensive extraction. The wine then ages for seven months in concrete vessels. Unfiltered, unfined and with no added sulphites. Ideal with pizza, grilled vegetables, charcuterie or simply for a long evening.

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In 2001, New Zealand native Tom Lubbe founded the Domaine Matassa winery in the southernmost region of France, on the border with Spain. In the Roussillon region, he grows the typical varieties of this region: Macabeu, Grenache Gris, Carignan and Grenache. All this at an altitude of 450 meters above sea level and with a very low production of around 3,500 kg per hectare. Everything is processed by hand. Apart from a small amount of SO2 used after fermentation, no other additives are added to the wines.

Since 2003, they have been farming in a biodynamicbiodynamic regime. Tom Lubbe recently moved the winery to the village of Montner, about 10 kilometers to Calce, but the vineyards have of course remained in their original location.


tom-lubbe-matassaTom Lubbe, la Dive Bouteille, 2/2/2020