MAS FOULAQUIER
PIERRE JÉQUIER & BLANDINE CHAUCHAT
Languedoc-Roussillon, France
"We are not trying to maximise the extraction's volume, but the fruits' taste and delicacy." - Pierre Jéquier
The Pic Saint Loup is a so-believed 1000-year-old village of the Languedoc-Roussillon region, successively hosting farms, sheepfolds and now, vineyards. Pierre Jéquier, a Swiss architect, bought the Foulaquier estate in 1998, working the soils naturally from the beginning. Vines and cellar are free from artificial products and chemicals. Their wines are powerful, fruity, and highly drinkable.
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Mas Foulaquier Into The White 2023
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Mas Foulaquier Les Tonillieres 2020
Regular price HK$210.00Regular priceUnit price / per
BACKGROUND OF NATURAL WINE IN LANGUEDOC-ROUSSILLON
Nestled in the sun-drenched landscapes of southern France, the Languedoc-Roussillon wine region is one of the largest and most diverse wine-producing areas in the world. Renowned for its Mediterranean climate, varied terroir, and historic winemaking traditions, it boasts an extensive range of wine styles, from robust reds and aromatic whites to elegant rosés. Popular grape varieties cultivated in the region include Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Viognier, among others.
Organic, Biodynamic and Natural wine. What’s the difference?
To understand this concept and its various ramifications, it is necessary to keep something clear in mind: before the 20th century and the spreading of affordable synthetic fertilisers, all farming was organic. When the shift to the use of synthetics and pesticides happened, it became necessary to diversify traditional organic farming from the new modern farming.
ORGANIC WINE
Simply put, organic farming forbids the use of synthetic fertilisers, synthetic pesticides, herbicides, or genetically modified organisms. The basic requirements are generally specific and engage the farmers not to use any chemical fertilisers and other synthetic products in the vineyard. It does not prevent the vintner from using the conventional winemaking process after harvesting.
BIODYNAMIC WINE
Let’s take organic farming one step further: Biodynamic. The creator of this agricultural system is the Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner, who developed the principles of biodynamics in a series of lectures given in 1924 in Germany. Here lies the foundation of true organic wines, with a strict limit in the use of additives, stringent requirements and at the end obtaining a biodynamic certification.
NATURAL WINE
The previous definitions are usually, and rightfully, associated with it, because most natural wine is also organic and/or biodynamic. But not vice versa!
Natural wine is wine in its purest form, simply described as nothing added, nothing taken away, just grapes fermented. No manipulation whatsoever, minimal intervention both in the vineyards and in the winery. Healthy grapes, natural yeast and natural fermentation, with no filtration nor fining. Sounds easy, right? However, making natural wine is unforgiving and it requires a bigger amount of work than conventional wine. To this day, natural wine has no certification yet.