Athenais Beru, of Chablis’ famed Chateau Beru, teamed up with Antoine Isenbrandt on Mare Nostrum Vini, a passion project devoted to wines of the Mediterranean experience. Each bottling is named after one of the famed winds crucial to the vine life in the region. A blend of two sub-varietals of the Mediterranean’s ubiquitous muscat grapes, this treasure of a wine is named Siroc, after the warm wind blowing northward from the Sahara through northern Africa and across the sea to the shores of Spain, Greece, Italy, and France. Ms Beru crafts these two ancient varietals into a fresh, bergamot-kissed, apricot, citrus and mineral-driven beauty. Lovely on its own, this one also pairs beautifully with seafood conservas or any number of dishes blessed with a middle-eastern flavor profile.
Practicing organic and biodynamic. 60% muscat blanc a petit grain and 40% muscat d’alexandria. 55 year-old vines. Muscat blanc a petit grain is pressed whole cluster and sees 9-days skin-contact. After blending, 24 months aging in old oak on the fine lees before bottling. Languedoc, France.
Athenais Beru, of Chablis’ famed Chateau Beru, teamed up with Antoine Isenbrandt on Mare Nostrum Vini, a passion project devoted to wines of the Mediterranean experience. Each bottling is named after one of the famed winds crucial to the vine life in the region. A blend of two sub-varietals of the Mediterranean’s ubiquitous muscat grapes, this treasure of a wine is named Siroc, after the warm wind blowing northward from the Sahara through northern Africa and across the sea to the shores of Spain, Greece, Italy, and France. Ms Beru crafts these two ancient varietals into a fresh, bergamot-kissed, apricot, citrus and mineral-driven beauty. Lovely on its own, this one also pairs beautifully with seafood conservas or any number of dishes blessed with a middle-eastern flavor profile.
Practicing organic and biodynamic. 60% muscat blanc a petit grain and 40% muscat d’alexandria. 55 year-old vines. Muscat blanc a petit grain is pressed whole cluster and sees 9-days skin-contact. After blending, 24 months aging in old oak on the fine lees before bottling. Languedoc, France.
