The wine

This cuvée was born of Anne-Laure Sicard's desire to produce her own natural sparkling wine. Having no white grape variety, she decided to discard a little juice from the direct pressing of her dry white wine, a blanc de noir 100% Grenache Noir. The process is a familiar one: tirage in fermentation, finishing in the bottle to create lovely, fine bubbles. The result is a pet nat blanc de noir that's taut, lively, chiselled and saline, that awakens the palate, makes you salivate and leaves you wanting more! I find it perfect as an aperitif, just before a meal, as it awakens the palate and whets the appetite, but it's perfect for any thirst for life!

The estate

Anne-Laure Sicard is a new winemaker in Terrasses du Larzac. An oenologist and agricultural engineer, her quest for wine has taken her to the four corners of the globe, where she has worked in numerous estates, accumulating knowledge, forging the design of what was to become Mas Lasta. In 2016, she found her little paradise, 8 hectares of small plots interspersed with groves of white oak and stretches of broom, nestled at the foot of the springs of the Causse Aveyronnais, between the sheepfolds of Roquefort ewes, the olive groves of Lucquiers and the wolf. Anne-Laure has undertaken a monumental task, to arrive today at what I consider to be the most beautiful vines in the appellation. She grows very old Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault. The plantiers are organically farmed, and freshly labellized.