Mas d'Agalis - "Yo No Puedo Màs" 2020 750 ML (12.5% ABV)

Lionel Maurel is of the fourth generation of winemakers in his family, but he broke from the ways of his father and grandfather who previously sold their grapes to co-ops, choosing instead to make and sell his own wines in 2004. His land is in Nébian, about 40 kilometers northwest of Montpélier.

Young Lionel farms his grapes organically, paying special attention to each individual parcel. He tills the soil by hand, uses only organic fertilizers (cow and sheep manure), and treats his vines with copper and sulfur.

Above all, he seeks to reflect the vintage in his wines. Lionel farms 2.4 hectares of 70-year old Carignan vines on terraces from the Villafranchian period (1.9 to 1.8 million years ago) with rolled pebbles. 

deep and brooding, volcanic soil, salt and  barnyard for you funky fan, green olive tapenade, dirty martini meets syrah.

region: languedoc-roussillon, france

varietal(s): 50% carignan, 50% field blend of syrah, cinsault, grenache, mouvèdre

style: red

farming & cellar: organic & biodynamic, long maceration no extraction, fermentation lasts about 15 days and is begun using only indigenous yeasts without SO2. The wine is then moved to a vat for ten days before being moved to a cask. All wine is aged about 12 to 18 months in the barrel.

pairing: cassoulet or Fougasse bred filled with olives, cheese or bacon or duck scraps oh my!