2021 Domaine Mămărutá Constellations

Region: Fitou < Languedoc < France

Grapes: Macabeu + 15% Carignan Blanc and 15% Grenache Blanc

Vineyard/Cellar Stats: Certified organic/biodynamic farming; fermented started in stainless steel then transferred to old barrels on fine lees to finalize the fermentation; daily batonnage for a month. Aged for 10 months on lees in barrels before bottling, unfined/unfiltered, with no added So2; zero-zero; 11% ABV

Winemaker: Marc Castan

• Biodynamic, zero-zero white that's so fresh and crisp
• Marshmallow texture, light and bouncy
• Crisp white peach sprinkled with sea salt 
• Goes with everything

More about Domaine Mămărutá

Marc Castan founded Domaine Mămărutá, based in the Fitou AOC near the sea in the Languedoc, in 2009.  Apparently, from the moment he graduated from high school, Marc was headed straight for the vines. Winemaking is in his family – his grandfather was a vigneron – but he felt a real pull towards the land. Even the name of his estate, “Mămărutá” which is Romanian for ‘Ladybug' (the universal symbol for organic farming) is telling.  Because of course, they are the guardians of a healthy farm, helping – among other things – rid a vineyard of aphids and mites. His 10 hectare estate is in La Palme, right along the Mediterranean sea, a location that is windy. Very, very windy.  The wind reduces disease pressure, as well as mold/mildew concerns, so Marc was able to immediately convert to organic farming, and he's now on the way to biodynamic certification!  Here he makes tiny lots of light, fresh wines, atypical of the warm region, all zero-zero.