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Essentials
Region
France > Languedoc-Rousillon > Languedoc
Appellation
AOP Terrasses du Larzac
Grapes
Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault
45% Grenache of 80 years of age, 40% Syrah of 50 years of age and 15% Cinsault of 40 years of age.
Soil
Sandstone and schist
Facts
Organic certified (Euro leaf), Hand harvest, Native yeast
ABV
14 %
Residual Sugar
N/A
Sulfite Level
N/A
Total Acidity
N/A
Production (Bottles)
N/A
The vineyard
Age of the wines
From 40 to 80 years old
Altitude
400m
Size
N/A
The cellar
Vessel
Neutral oak, Stainless, New oak
Elevage
10 to 11 months’ ageing, 60% in vat, 30% in barrels previously used for 2 to 5 fills, and 10% in new barrels.
The harvesting is carried out by hand with the grapes placed in 15 kg crates. The yield is 16 hl/ha. The grapes are destemmed and crushed. Each grape variety is vinified separately. The vinification takes place in a temperature-controlled stainless-steel vat. The wine remains in vat for 2-3 weeks during which time it receives some gentle pumping over and cap punching. Only the “run” wine is selected without any pressing of the pomace. The wine then undergoes 10 to 11 months’ ageing, 60% in vat, 30% in barrels previously used for 2 to 5 fills, and 10% in new barrels. The wine is racked, blended and finally bottled when the moon is in a favourable phase.
The harvesting is carried out by hand with the grapes placed in 15 kg crates. The yield is 16 hl/ha. The grapes are destemmed and crushed. Each grape variety is vinified separately. The vinification takes place in a temperature-controlled stainless-steel vat. The wine remains in vat for 2-3 weeks during which time it receives some gentle pumping over and cap punching. Only the “run” wine is selected without any pressing of the pomace. The wine then undergoes 10 to 11 months’ ageing, 60% in vat, 30% in barrels previously used for 2 to 5 fills, and 10% in new barrels. The wine is racked, blended and finally bottled when the moon is in a favourable phase.
About Mas Lasta
Mas Lasta means "the last" in Esperanto . This is a tribute to the last winegrowing footprint before the Larzac plateau in the commune of Saint-Privat , located at the foot of the springs gushing from the Aveyron Causse . This is where Anne Laure Sicard of Mas Lasta organically cultivates Grenache and Syrah , as well as high-altitude Carignan up in the Terrasses du Larzac appellation . Sicard studied agronomic engineering and oenology in Montpellier . After the completion , her passion wine took her all around the world (Australia , Spain , Uruguay , Canada , New Zealand and a few French wine regions) producing wine as a flying winemaker . She then finally settled in Saint-Privat on the high-lying land of the Terrasses du Larzac ...