Domaine de Trinites Pech Mege Pezenas-Languedoc 2022Domaine des Trinites is a 24 hectare estate on the schist soils of Faugeres and Pezenas in the Languedoc. Owner and winemaker Simon Coulshaw farms organically and follows a very natural winemaking process in the cellar. His wines are beautiful expressions of this southern French terroir, fresh and drinkable with expressive fruit and minerality. Le Pech Mege comes from a single vineyard on the Pezenas portion of the property, a blend of 55% Grenache

Sourced from the gravelly soils that define the Graves appellation

Smooth and rich

Individual batches were barrel aged for an additional 14 months

looking for an authentic expression of the Mediterranean climate and calcareous clay soils that mark their region

The grapes (Glera 95%

especially alongside roasted meat

Malvasia Bianca is a highly aromatic Italian grape brought over from Calabria in the 1900s

A beautifully perfumed wine

it also pairs well with moules marinière

another name for an artists studio or workshop

Benoit Badoz represents the tenth generation of his wine making family

followed by a gradual and gentle pressing of whole clusters