White Blend, Mas Carlot 'Aureus'

50% Marsanne/50% Roussanne

Mas Carlot, located in the Costières de Nimes within the Southern Rhône Valley, is managed by Cyril Marès, a seventh-generation winemaker. The estate's 60 hectares feature hillside vineyards characterized by the distinctive rolled pebble soil, a legacy of the ancient Rhône River valley, conducive to organic viticulture.

The 2021 Aureus [Latin for ‘golden’] cuvée is an intriguing wine made from an equal blend of Roussanne and Marsanne grapes. It is orange with golden hues; crisp with minerality and freshness and zesty aromas of orange peel and toasted almonds.

The wine undergoes a 10-day maceration with whole berries, followed by a six-month lees aging in amphoras, a method inspired by the discovery of 4th-century amphoras on the estate. This process, eschewing added sulfites, results in a wine with a unique orange hue, crisp minerality, and fresh zesty aromas, complemented by notes of toasted almonds.