The Gist
- Grape Varietals: 35% Syrah, 30% Carignan, 30% Macabeu, 5% Muscat Petit Grains
- Roussillon, France
- Organic farming
- Hand-harvested; spontaneous fermentation; 15-day whole bunch maceration; co-fermented and aged 2 months in stainless steel tanks
- Unfined/unfiltered
- 11-14% ABV
- Distributed by Soil Expedition
François-Xavier Dauré (F.X. for short) is a 4th generation winemaker from the village of Espira de L'Agly. F.X. helped out with the family winery from a young age before joining Tom Lubbe at Matassa in 2015. Inspired by Matassa, he converted his family winery to Organic farming that same year. "For over 4 years, F.X. was in the vineyards hours before sunrise using a headlamp to see his work. People would joke that he looked like a lampyre, which is firefly in French."
