In Mazel, in Ardèche, in the small village of Valvignières, we meet Gerald and Jocelyne Oustric, brother and sister.
The father has shaped the vineyard before them and paved the way for a harmonious complicity. The soil , bathed in sunshine, allows complete freedom. It contains a multitude of grape varieties: Syrah, Grenache , Cabernet, Merlot and even Carignan for the reds, not to mention the lesser known Portan course. White, three masters of flavors share the earth: Viognier, Chardonnay and Grenache . Here is a bit like a concentrate of nearly all the vineyards, a climate-between, between North and South. The ground, as all around, the Rhone carries the fingerprints, composed of limestone and clay.
Here, the stage is erected, the mazel can get to work. If all procedures in the vineyard are based on meeting a organic certified, without any chemical fertilizers and without the continued effort Oustric cellar favoring a natural gait. The self-respecting wine, it must evolve as it sees fit. This is the man to suit his whims of the year, the winemaker to treat his movements, to move as little as possible of the pampering kind. Another mentality that the plant, the productivism and standardized taste.
The mazel will necessarily share in your cellar, as an object of value that should be monitored, with gusto!
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