A slender, wild natural wine made from Grenache and Grenache Gris in the Roussillon — at just 11.5% ABV, a lightweight brimming with Mediterranean herbal aromas and finesse.
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Bottler: Domaine Matassa, 10 Route d'Estagel, 66600 Calce / France
In the glass
Colour
Delicate, rusty rosehip red with a pale rim.
Nose
Wild rosehip, sour cherry and forest berries, accompanied by hay, garrigue, lavender, rosemary and thyme — behind them, fine roasted notes, cold smoke and chopped almonds.
Palate
Taut and compact with well-integrated, juicy acidity; remarkably slender yet highly refined and light, with a wild, masculine finish.
Character
Far removed from concentration and power — an invigorating, ethereal red wine that places freshness and drinkability above fruit density.
Pairing
Grilled fish with herb oil, ratatouille or Mediterranean lentil salad; also excellent slightly chilled alongside cured meats and goat’s cheese.
Notes
Vinified entirely without added sulphur since 2015, spontaneously fermented and unfiltered; the early harvest on high-altitude schist and marl soils around Calce lends this rare lightness at just 11.5% alcohol.
Tasting note
Colour & appearance
Delicate, slightly rusty rosehip red with a pale rim — translucent and rather cool in impression, an image that already hints at the style of the wine.
Nose
An aromatic picture full of wild, small fruits: rosehip and sour cherry, along with the thought of forest berries — far removed from concentration. Above it all lies the Mediterranean keyboard of the garrigue: lavender, rosemary, thyme, pine groves and almond blossom, plus hay and wild herbs. In the background, delicate roasted aromas, cold smoke and chopped almonds — wild and ethereal.
Palate
Slender, pithy, compact: the Planals Rouge encourages salivation rather shyly from the background, while remaining highly fine and light. The acidity is well integrated and never feels contrived. Thanks to the enormously slender style, the fruit expression steps back — in favour of structure, tannin grip and a wild, almost masculine impression.
Finish
Wild and masculine on the finish, dry, herbal, with a persistent pull of garrigue and schist. No sweet final note, but a cool, clear ending.
Terroir & origin
Domaine Matassa is located near Calce in the Roussillon, in the Pyrenean foothills of Catalonia. Tom Lubbe cultivates around 20 hectares of ancient vines among Mediterranean maquis, cedars and wild rosemary. Soils of schist and black marl inscribe minerality into the glass; the altitude of the parcels brings freshness to a region that otherwise relies on power. Certified by Ecocert, without chemicals, with cover crops and compost.
Grape variety & vinification
A cuvée of Grenache and Grenache gris — red and grey side by side, a typical signature of the house. Lubbe harvests early, sometimes as early as the beginning of August; 11.5% alcohol is no accident here, but a consequence. Whole-bunch infusion, spontaneous fermentation, no filtration — and since 2015 not a drop of sulphur has left the cellar.
Food recommendations
The herbal wildness seeks out dishes with character: leg of lamb with rosemary and olives, grilled sardines, mushroom pan-fry with thyme or ratatouille. It also makes a lovely pairing with goat’s cheese from the region. Slightly chilled at 14–16 °C, it shows its finest structure.
Special features
Where the Roussillon usually produces ripe, high-alcohol wines, Matassa takes the opposite path: early harvesting, lightness instead of weight. The Planals Rouge drinks like a cool wind over the garrigue — rosy, wild, ethereal and with a slender presence that you need to smell in the glass rather than weigh.
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