Top 10 award-winning eco-friendly wines from the Organic Masters 2020
25th June, 2020
by
Patrick Schmitt
9. Las Cambes
- Producer: Château Maris
- Region: Minervois
- Country: France
- Grape variety: Grenache (85%), Carignan (29%)
- Abv: 14.5%
- Vintage: 2018
- Closure: Natural cork
- Approx. retail price: £20-30
- Medal: Gold – Organic Wine Masters 2020
There are two aspects to Château Maris that make it such a fine producer of wines of quality and personality. One is its approach to all aspects of production, which are dictated by the hands-on and environmentally-sensitive requirements of biodynamics. The second relates to its location – the vineyards are found within a great terroir in the Languedoc area of southern France, a crus called Minervois-La-Livinière. While this area is seen as a particularly prized source of Syrah – and Château Maris is an expert with the grape – there is also some wonderful old vine Grenache too. And with Las Cambes, which is a Grenache dominant red blend, you get a chance to sample the many wonderful characters of this grape from established vines on a great site.
So, expect masses of fresh, juicy, ripe crushed strawberry flavours, white pepper, and fine, gently drying tannin, in a warming glass of wine with a relatively light body. In all, it reminds one of a slightly sweeter fuller glass of Pinot Noir, which can only be a good thing.