Grenache Gris / Viognier
Quartet Blanc 2024
Mataburro

Grape Variety: Macabeo

Producer: Mataburro

Region: Rivesaltes, Pyrénées-Orientales, Roussillon, France

Wild Scale: 4/5

Vegan friendly wine

11% alcohol

Winemaking: Organic grapes were sourced from a nearby grower. The Grenache Gris were macerated whilst the Viognier underwent direct press. Fermentation with indigenous yeast in tanks. Bottled with no fining, filtration or added sulphur

This Wine: Natural skin contact wine which represents a brand new negotiant cuvée from Mataburro. The Grenache Gris provides minerality and texture whilst the Viognier brings a subtle touch of stone and tropical fruit with some delicate floral aromatics. A golden peach-like colour in the glass. Easy-going and thirst quenching wine that is a welcome addition in the warmer months of the year. 

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.