Domaine Matha - Marcillac Parole Libérée 2018

The new vintage is an approachable Mansois, stripped of its harshness, with supple, open, and juicy tannins; it’s the kind of wine you’d open on a whim, yet one that remains true to its origins in a distinctive vintage.

Jean-Luc Matha’s methods are organic because the winemaker loves wines that roll their “r”s. True to the fruit and their distinctive Rougier terroir—those iron-rich, almost mountainous red soils of Marcillac—the vines planted on terraces achieve ideal ripeness. All the wines are destemmed because Jean-Luc Matha doesn’t like the “bell pepper” taste. Looking back, it’s clear that the Fer Servadou (also known as Mansois or Braucol) in this winemaker’s hands needs time, and that one must know how to bring out the best in the different wines.