Le Myrs Ace Of Spades - Domaine Matassa is "the ace up your sleeve" and there's a reason it's called like that!
If the deck of cards is one of your favorite objects, you will know that the ace of spades is one of the most powerful cards and symbolizes strength and luck. This is exactly what it symbolizes for the creator, Tom Lubbe. Unlike other oenologists, Tom started experimenting with natural wines from the beginning of his career. Some 30 years ago, he worked at South Africa's only winery, using only native yeasts, and later spent a quarter at the legendary Domaine Gauby, in the south of France. His second visit to Domaine Gauby was ultimately fatal, as there he met his future wife, the owner's sister. Together they started Domaine Matassa in 2002, at the foot of the Pyrenees, exploiting vineyards planted in 1895….
The production was extremely small and the philosophy one. Nature knows. If you ask Tom Lubbe today, he will tell you that "a really great wine takes the additives out of the equation and puts the good grape in the foreground”. So the philosophy has remained the same until today, over-aged vineyards and low yields, spontaneous fermentations, native yeasts and no additives. "Handmade" natural wine.
Le Myrs Ace Of Spades - Domaine Matassa is from Carignan and Mourvèdre and its grapes were grown with the principles of biodynamic cultivation and harvested by hand. The name of Les Myrs, refers to the dark soils of the vineyard, where they came from. Fermentation was followed by maturation in large concrete tanks, without filtration and no sulphite showcase.
You will love this natural wine!
