Domaine de Fréa
Partners in life, Cyrielle and Kenny established Domaine de Fréa in 2019 on the right bank of the Gironde estuary, between Bourg and Blaye in Bordeaux.
Their desire has always been to practice healthy and sustainable agriculture, which is why they have chosen to farm organically and have recently started biodynamic approaches too. Working also with two draft horses in order to avoid soil compacting and to allow better microbial activity. Running 6 hectares of vines, including Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon and Malbec, planted on gravel and clay soils.
Cyrielle and Kenny have their heads filled with projects, including the rehabilitation of a pond at the bottom of a parcel, to accommodate some sheep and donkeys to recreate a balance within their small estate by promoting biodiversity.
The Domaine has rapidly gained popularity, already attracting the attention of the best sommeliers in France, as well as natural wine geeks who see this low intervention estate as part of the vanguard ushering stodgy Bordeaux into a new era of winemaking.
Key information
BORDEAUX
CÔTES DU BOURG
6 HECTARES – ORGANIC/biodynamic
The wine
La Dure Lutte
“La Dure Lutte” takes Bordeaux Merlot and flips it on its head. Taking their organically-grown Merlot grapes and letting it macerate on skins for 5 days, they ensure an explosion of fresh, red fruit notes on the nose and palate. Much lighter than your average Bordeaux, it drinks like a “glou glou”-style light red wine. This is the fun, juicy Bordeaux gateway wine that will make everyone scream “I AM drinking ***** Merlot!”
le p’tit rouquin
A more classically-style Merlot from Bordeaux, with longer maceration than it’s sister wine “La Dure Lutte,” it gives off the more traditional warm, darker black fruit and tobacco notes that people expect from France’s most famous wine region.
Yet at the same time, thanks to the estate’s organic farming and approach to low intervention winemaking, this Bordeaux has a vibrancy that sets it apart from its neighbors.
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