Matassa 2023 Cuvée Marguerite

Cuvée Marguerite is named after the grandmother of Tom's wife Nathalie, who was apparently the last matriarch of the family to speak Catalan as her first language. The grapes come from three parcels, and the wine is a blend of Macabeu, Muscat Petit Grains, and Muscat d'Alexandria from schist and marl soils. Grapes are co-fremented, whole cluster, in cement and the wine is aged in 2500L foudres. Though it is still marked by the aromatic influence of the Muscat varieties, the weight and density provided by the Macabeu give this wine a different profile than Cuvée Alexandria. It may be my favorite between the two, but that has more to do with my ever-changing relationship with pyrozenes than any other factor. I have had several people show me a picture of this wine on their phone, but I never have it. We will be keeping one bottle offline for the next time that happens. -EL