Nicot Blanc 2021 | Mas Des Agrunelles

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A bright yellow color wine, made of local grapes, light and fresh on the palate with a good minerality, green apple, citrus, white pepper, floral aromas, crisp and clean finish, perfect to pair with seafood, or pasta.

 The north-eastern exposed plots with clay limestone soil are harvest by hand, and only early morning to keep the grapes cooled.

Fermented with natural yeast for about three weeks, before the malolactic fermentation to give a good expression of the terroir. 

Bottling is done a little before spring with a very low dose of sulfur (2g per hectolitre).

About the domaine:

Frédéric Porro was an aspiring Motorcross rider until an accident left him in a wheelchair. His disability led him to a new passion – wine – after his sister asked him to put together the wine list for he restaurant. From that moment on, he became devoted to the grape. Mas des Agrunelles came about from his collaboration with Stéphanie Ponson – owner of Mas Nicot – in 2005 near Murles in Languedoc.

Stéphanie et Frédéric met in 1999 while studying enology in Montpellier. The name of the estate comes from the fact that there are a lot of wild sloe trees around the vineyards and sloe is ‘Agrunelles’ in old occitan. The couple make wine with the same diligance and passion as other biodynamic winemakers have before them, such as Didier Barral and Olivier Julien. It all began with experimentation, trial and error- but they quickly moved from organic vines to a fully functioning biodynamique vineyard and winery. They are proud to produce natural wines of high quality.