Mas La Chevalière was established near Béziers in 1995 by Michel Laroche, after 10 years of searching for the right vineyards. The 40 hectares comprise high altitude, cooler sites for whites and hillside terraces for reds. The wines are classified Indication Géographique Protégée because irrigation is used to avoid heat stress (and hard, bitter characters in the wines) in the southerly, sunny climate. The conversion to screwcap for the majority of wines took place at the same time as in Chablis.
Délestage was carried out daily with pumping over in stainless steel vats. Fermentation at 26-28°C lasted 12 days, with 100% malolactic fermentation. The wine was then kept in stainless steel tanks for six months before being lightly filtered and bottled to preserve the wine’s natural character.
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.