Meza Wine Club / May 2025
Natural Red / Red
Wine 1: Ducroux Fleurie
Owner & winemaker: Thibault Ducroux - Vineyard area: 10.5 hectares across 3 AOCs: 5.50 ha in Beaujolais, 4.24 ha in Morgon, and 0.76 ha in Fleurie — a mix of estate-owned and long-term rental.
Soils: silt and clay (Beaujolais), granite and schist (Morgon), pink granite (Fleurie). The wine is 100% Gamay, farmed Organically, with production being around 40,000 bottles. Winemaking: hand-harvest only, carbonic maceration. Indigenous yeast only, concrete vats and old barrels. No fining, no filter, little sulfur at bottling if necessary.
Tasting Notes: floral, fresh, fascinating… Well-build palate with nice body and vivid, succulent finish
Wine 2: Finca Suarez Old Vine Malbec
Finca Las Piedras Paraje Altamira, Mendoza, Argentina, at 1100 MASL (3,609 feet)
100% Malbec from the "Finca Las Piedras" parcel in Paraje Altamira, Mendoza, Argentina, at 1,100 M (3,609 feet). Alluvial soil rocky, with calcium carbonate and 20+ year old vines. Manual harvest, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, for 25 days. 100% malolactic fermentation. In concrete for around 9 months. Bottled unfined and unfiltered.
Tasting Notes: dark fruit, plum, spice
Pair with: grilled meats
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