Château Maris Minervois-La Livinière La Touge, 2018

Perhaps the world’s greenest wine project, Château Maris is located within the of AOP Minervois La Livinière in the heart of the Languedoc, where the Mediterranean sea and the Pyrenees mountains come together. Nestled on the foothills of the Black Mountains, it is a Certified Biodyvin, Demeter, Biodynamic 120 acres estate that uses only native yeast, bottles without fining nor filtering, ploughs with Percheron horses, and has built the world’s first and only Hemp cellar: a sustainable, recyclable, vegetable based building that passively consumes and stores CO2. Maris is also the first and only B Corp Certified European winery, one of the most rigorous sustainability and social responsibility certifications in the world.

Notes of dark fruits black currant. Inky purple on the glass. La Touge has full-bodied richness, beautifully integrated acidity, ripe tannin and no hard edges. It is soft with juicy tannins. It’s begging to be enjoyed alongside a nice steak or filet!