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The most renowned winemaker in Rasteau
Until 1996, the Gourt de Mautens estate vinified its cuvées at a cooperative winery. Jérôme Bressy transformed everything upon taking over the estate, and created the conditions to produce great Rasteau appellation wines in all 3 colours, by establishing his own winery. With 13 ha of vines, the vineyard is spread across different sectors of Rasteau, divided into hillsides and terraces, on a clay-limestone marl terroir. Jérôme Bressy had already adopted organic farming from the very beginning, and has since practised biodynamic farming since 2008.
It is fair to say that Gourt de Mautens estate has written a new chapter for the Rasteau appellation by producing very rich wines, at times highly expressive, that served as benchmarks within their appellation, and it has contributed to the revival of the Rasteau appellation. Starting from very ripe grapes at very low yields, its wines retained a concentrated and imposing structure, winning over international critics as well as lovers of expressive wines. Their massive style has been refined compared to the early 2000s. With an added touch of elegance, the Rasteau wines from Gourt de Mautens could yet reach an even higher level. The main red grape varieties cultivated are: grenache, carignan, mourvèdre and syrah. Over the past few years, Jérôme Bressy has reintroduced old grape varieties from the Rhône Valley: counoise, vaccarèse, terret, cinsault, picpoul and picardan. Gourt de Mautens estate has no longer been under the Rasteau appellation since 2010 following a regulatory dispute with the Conseil des vins du Rhône, which refuses certain grape varieties in the Rasteau AOC; Jérôme Bressy therefore chose to retain his grape varieties and be classified as an IGP. 80% of the vines are between 50 and 95 years old and are cultivated at very low yields of around 10 to 12 hL per hectare. A "haute-couture" vineyard, Gourt de Mautens estate is cultivated with a great deal of exacting standards, from production and bottling through to the choice of corks and bottles. The Rhône reds from Gourt de Mautens undergo long ageing of 30 to 35 months (since 2005, to soften the tannins), while the Rhône whites are aged for 18 to 20 months in large oak barrels, demi-muids and concrete vats. Taste the production of Gourt de Mautens estate, and you will find that you have probably never tasted wines quite like these.
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