Roussillon
Tattouine Rouge - 2023 - Tom Lubbe
Domaine Matassa
The name of this cuvée was inspired by the planet of Luke Skywalker! A very light red, with notes of crushed redcurrant, and flowers... A precise palate, smooth, with fruit flavours that almost evoke a fine Pinot Noir... An engaging aromatic palette, with silky tannins.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Sulfite-free
- Appellation
- Vin de France
- Degree of alcohol
- 10 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2028
- rock’n’roll
Old vines of Grenache Gris (90%), Carignan Noir (8%) and Macabeu (2%), organically farmed, planted on red clay soils surrounded by garrigue, pruned with the traditional gobelet technique. Harvesting is done by hand. Natural vinification: co-maceration of whole clusters of all varieties for 3 weeks, in concrete tanks. Pressing followed by 8 months of aging in 2500-litre casks, without new oak. Bottled at the winery without fining or filtration and without the addition of sulfites.
Tom Lubbe
Tom Lubbe hails from South Africa. In France, he was one of the finest students of Gérard Gauby , thanks to whom he met Nathalie, Gérard’s sister, with whom he settled in 2001 in Calce, in a still unspoilt environment, where they founded the Domaine Matassa. After starting out small, the estate would slowly grow in size. Tom would acquire old, high altitude parcels where he produces...
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