Tasting Notes
100% Mourvedre. As usual the first thing you notice is the glorious vibrant purple/crimson colour. Aromas of cassis, rocks, hearth, licorice and garrigue waft out of the glass in perfume. It's got great proportion, like all wines from Gramenon it seduces and caresses the senses - but this is still Mourvedre and has a fire inside. The finish is pure, long and refreshing - a great wine - put a few of these away if you can to let time work it's magic. Mourvedre with age is a thing of beauty - Andrew Guard
Aside from producing the wines for Domaine Gramenon, with his mother Michele, Maxime Laurent began his own label in 2006, when he paired up with a grower who had almost six hectares between the villages of Montbrison-sur-Lez and Valréas. Like all of the Gramenon vines, the fruit is farmed organically, without any chemical intervention whatsoever. Similarly, in the winery, Maxime vinifies his wines in the most natural way: no addition of sulphites upon vatting, fermentation with natural yeasts, no fining, no filtration, and only a tiny amount of sulphur after malolactic fermentation (2g/hl).
Needless to say, the wines are just as exciting as Domaine Gramenon's. Vibrant, primary fruit, layered spice, and supported by svelte tannins. All of the hallmarks of the Gramenon wines are here - Maxime Laurent is one to watch.
| Product Type | Wine Red Mourvedre Mataro & Monastrell |
| Volume | 750ml |
| Country | France |
| Region | Southern Rhone |
| Sub Region | Cotes du Rhone |
| Winemaking Practices | Natural |
| Vineyard Practices | Organic/Biodynamic |