ZoomRosabul2022
Sylvain MartinezVin de France, Anjou, Loire, France
About this wine
Rosabul is Sylvain Martinez's rosé in the four-grape Loire format: Pineau d'Aunis (the historic peppery grape) with Gamay, Grolleau Noir and Grolleau Gris. Martinez has farmed three organic hectares in Le Thoureil (Anjou) since 2006, after working with Marc Angeli, Xavier Caillard and Olivier Cousin; the cellar sits in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur. Cellar protocol holds: native yeasts, no additives, no added sulphur. The 2022 release is 11.5% alcohol; a pale, peppery, saline rosé that runs counter to the conventional sweet-leaning Loire pink register. Useful for trade accounts wanting a serious natural-wine rosé built around Pineau d'Aunis rather than the standard Cabernet d'Anjou template.
Winemaking
Co-fermentation of four Loire varieties (Pineau d'Aunis, Gamay, Grolleau Noir, Grolleau Gris). Native-yeast fermentation. No additives, no added sulphur. Vinified in the basement of the Abbey of Saint-Maur.