Mouvèdre / Grenache / Muscat
Quartet 2023
Mataburro

Grape Variety: Mouvèdre, Grenache, Muscat

Producer: Mataburro

Region: Rivesaltes, Pyrénées-Orientales, Roussillon, France

Wild Scale: 4/5

Vegan friendly wine

12% alcohol

Winemaking: Organic Grenache and Mouvèdre grapes were harvested by hand and underwent semi-carbonic maceration. Fermentation with indigenous yeast. Aged in stainless steel. Bottled with no fining, filtration or added sulphur

This Wine: The 2023 vintage of Quartet sees Muscat return to the blend. Thank god for that! Loads of juicy fruit and floral elements come together for a wine that is light on its feet but has a brilliant depth of flavour. Drink slightly chilled. 

Notes on the Winemaker: Mataburro is the project of natural winemakers Laurent Roger and Melissa Ingrand in Rivesaltes which isn't far from Perpignan in the Pyrénées-Orientales region of Southern France. Laurent comes from a a family of winemakers who threw in the towel at the turn of the millenium when the sweet Muscat historically produced in this region fell out fashion in the global market. He had left his hometown of Rivesaltes to work in Paris where he fell in love with natural wine. To his father's amazement, he returned home with a clear vision to return to the vines that he had worked as a child. Inspired by time learning from natural wine legend Alain Castex, Laurent creates wines with amazing freshness considering the warm Mediterranean climate. Mataburro means Donkey Killer which refers to a railway that runs through the vineyard. When it opened in 1910, a train sadly killed 2 donkeys on the first day.