MATRIS 2020 (Domaine de l'Ecu)

DESCRIPTION

MATRIS is a Chenin wine entirely vinified in clay amphorae. The terracotta jar brings to this Chenin wine lightness and energy, while letting it express its sweet scents of flowers and quince.

TERROIR

The Chenin vines that make up the cuvée MATRIS are planted on a primary crystalline base composed of Orthogneiss, a hard rock resulting from the Granite metamorphism (recrystallization and deformation under the effect of temperature and pressure), and whose original formation dates back to the Pre-Cambrian, 600 million years ago.
Although its structure and composition are close to the Granite's one, Orthogneiss is less siliceous and a little richer in trace elements.

WINEGROWING & WINEMAKING

The estate is certified in Organic Agriculture since 1975 and in biodynamics since 1998. The vines do not receive any phytosanitary treatment, nor have they ever received any.

The Chenin grapes are manually harvested before being gently pressed by pneumatic pressing. The must is not settled, it is poured directly into the terracotta jars to carry out its alcoholic and malolactic fermentations.
No yeast are added into the must, the fermentations are spontaneously triggered by native yeasts and bacteria.
Once the fermentations have been completed, the must is matured for 12 months in the jars.
It is then bottled without filtration or fining.