Idoine, 2025

Laurent calls it their Gamay: Merlot made light and juicy, nothing like the heavy versions you might know.

Merlot from the vines Laurent Roger's father planted in Rivesaltes, now farmed organically by Laurent and Melissa Ingrand. The whole bunches sit for about five days in tank, much of the fermentation happening inside the unbroken berries, which keeps the fruit bright and the tannin soft. One tank is gently worked and one left alone to protect the florals. The result is light, fresh and juicy: strawberry, red cherry and a faint herbal note. Native yeasts, unfined, unfiltered, no sulphur added.