MAS DE GOURGONNIER

Widely considered one of the pioneers of the organic movement in France, Mas de Gourgonnier has been officially certified since 1975. Yet Mas de Gourgonnier’s organic roots go back even further. Since the eighteenth century, the Cartier family has worked their fields, providing the local abbey with freshly grown fruits, vegetables and grain-which they still produce to this day. It was in the 1950s when the family planted its first vines. Soils are a mix of decomposed granite and limestone, very rocky and dry. Vineyards are surrounded by pine trees and the natural scrub (garrigue) of the south, perfuming the area with rosemary, thyme and lavender. The estate makes its own compost (from cow/sheep manure) and plows between vineyard rows; beneficial herbs are planted to control pests and moderate vine growth. The wines of Mas de Gourgonnier have a refreshingly pure expression that’s nearly impossible to match and make perfect companions for spice driven meals or simple apèro celebrations.