Description
Mogul was originally the name of the American tractor dating from 1907 that belonged to Laurent Clapier’s grandfather (Mas Théo). An aromatic white wine (vine peach, orange blossom, floral notes), fresh and easy to drink at just 12% ABV. The structure is remarkable for a southern white, with a tangy mid-palate and lovely bitter notes on the finish. This delicious wine calls for fish roe on toast, fresh pasta with crab or a fresh Picodon.
Method of working
Mas Théo’s Mogul cuvée in detail:
- Grape varieties: 30% Marsanne, 30% Roussanne, 20% Viognier, 20% Grenache blanc
- Planting density: 4,000 vines/ha, aged between 10 and 30 years
- Yield: 50 hl/ha
- Vineyard: Saint Restitut, Les Granges Gontardes
- Soil: sandy clay-limestone (Saint Restitut) and rounded pebbles (Les Granges Gontardes)
- Altitude: 130 m
- Exposure: south
- Training system: Single Guyot with high trellising
- Vinification: free-run juice upon arrival; vinification at cellar temperature
- Yeasts: indigenous
- Filtration: plate filter
- Ageing: 6 months in fibreglass
- Ageing potential: 3 years
- Certification: organic wine certified by Ecocert FR-BIO-01 and biodynamic wine certified by Demeter
The estate
Nestled in the Drôme Provençale, Laurent Clapier’s family estate spans the small appellation of Grignan-lès-Adhémar. Every stage of production is carried out by hand. Over the years, Mas Théo has demonstrated its commitment to and respect for the vineyard by obtaining certification for organic farming (2004) and then biodynamics (2011).
The Mas Théo vineyard is situated on a rather exceptional terroir. Its soil consists mainly of rounded pebbles on the surface (a former Rhône beach from the Quaternary period) and a clay subsoil of varying depth. The Mistral breeze blows over the vines throughout the year. Every stage of production is carried out by hand.
What to eat with Le P’tit Ga from Mas Théo?
FOOD & WINE PAIRING
- Toast with fish roe
- Fresh pasta with crab
- White pudding
- Fresh Picodon
