2025 Mataburro 'Idoine' (Merlot) Roussillon, FRANCE. 750ml
Idoine, as usual, is 100% Merlot. It comes from 30 year old vines in Rivesaltes planted by Laurent's father on quite heavy clay soils. His meticulous pruning in this vineyard, and then strict disbudding each spring is, Laurent thinks, contributing to more maturity each year, and it's visible in the glass. Although it's juicy, there is plenty of structure as well. Whole bunches were macerated for a few days and it was aged in a mix of fibreglass and barrels. "It's our Gamay" according to Laurent. And, because it's not as dark as last year's vintage, it's another one of our new 'dark, light red' wines according to us.
