La Mariota I Orange Tacsum 2024 I Roussillon Wine
La Mariota I Orange Tacsum 2024 I Roussillon Wine

La Mariota, Orange Tacsum 2024

£34.00

Meet Tacsum – the wine that dares you to read the label backwards.

This cuvée is now the flagship of La Mariota, a tiny wine estate set in the village of Vingrau in the Corbières foothills of Southern France / North Catalunya.

A blend of two different Muscat grapes: Petits Grains and Alexandrie, the former ripens early in August and the latter follows mid-September. Two different personalities: Petit Grains is punchy, racy, and ethereal; Alexandrie brings floral notes and gracefulness. Both are fully fermented in whole cluster for 12 days, followed by slow ageing for a year in stainless steel tank and a further 6 months in bottle. The result is a vibrant sunset-orange wine that smells like a Mediterranean flower market — orange blossom, clementine, a little ginger, a little spice, and herbal notes — and tastes like nothing you've had before. It's got grip, a gentle bitterness like orange peel in your favourite cocktail, and a finish that just won't quit.

Drink it with a cheeseboard, spiced roast chicken, curry night, or honestly just on its own with good company.

The Tacsum vibe is the equivalent of showing up somewhere unexpected and being the most interesting person in the room.

A must.

Meet Tacsum – the wine that dares you to read the label backwards.

This cuvée is now the flagship of La Mariota, a tiny wine estate set in the village of Vingrau in the Corbières foothills of Southern France / North Catalunya.

A blend of two different Muscat grapes: Petits Grains and Alexandrie, the former ripens early in August and the latter follows mid-September. Two different personalities: Petit Grains is punchy, racy, and ethereal; Alexandrie brings floral notes and gracefulness. Both are fully fermented in whole cluster for 12 days, followed by slow ageing for a year in stainless steel tank and a further 6 months in bottle. The result is a vibrant sunset-orange wine that smells like a Mediterranean flower market — orange blossom, clementine, a little ginger, a little spice, and herbal notes — and tastes like nothing you've had before. It's got grip, a gentle bitterness like orange peel in your favourite cocktail, and a finish that just won't quit.

Drink it with a cheeseboard, spiced roast chicken, curry night, or honestly just on its own with good company.

The Tacsum vibe is the equivalent of showing up somewhere unexpected and being the most interesting person in the room.

A must.

La Mariota is a relative newcomer, situated in the village of Vingrau, one of the best terroirs in the Roussillon. Cecilia Diaz and Guillermo Campos hail from Argentina; they met while working in Spain in the early 2000s. After looking for opportunities they came to the Roussillon for the weather and to be closer to their Spanish families. In 2015 Guillermo joined the brothers at Domaine Danjou Banessy and started a winemaker course, he also worked for Cyril Fhal at Clos du Rouge Gorge. In 2017 the couple found some land to work in Vingrau and Tautavel, starting with 6 varieties planted across 1.7ha. 2019 marked the first vinification “at home” in Vingrau, they now farm 8ha, including some new plantings. From the start they have worked in an organic way, wanting to produce wines with bright fruit, structure and freshness. They vinify as naturally as possible.

Appelation: VdF Grape variety: 50% Muscat d'Alexsandrie - 50% Muscat à Petit Grain Average Age of Vines: 40 years old Vineyard/Plot Names: Cirque de Vingrau Vineyard Surface Area: 0.8 hectares Terroir: Clay & Limestone soils Exposition: North & East Altitude: 200m Number of bottles produced: 2300 Natural yeasts: Yes Winemaking: 12 days maceration with whole cluster Malolactic Fermentation: Yes Ageing: 21 months (16 months in stainless steel tanks and 5 months in bottle) SO2: 0.020g total Alcohol: 12% Acidity: 3.10 g/l Residual Sugar 0 g/l Organic Certified: In conversion