Domaine Bressy Masson Rasteau 2021

Domaine Bressy Masson Rasteau

Region: Rasteau, Rhone, France

Vintage: 2021

Bottle size: 75cl

Grape: 76% Grenache 24% Syrah

ABV: 15%

Beautifully black-purple in colour, this wine offers a rich bouquet of blackberries, cassis, and violets. The palate is full bodied with silky tannins and layers of black fruits, liquorice, and a pleasing salinity accompanying a long finish.

The vineyards are spread over 20 hectares of south-facing hillsides. The soil is dominated by variations of limestone marl and clay, which give the wine both elegance and power. The Grenache grows on blue marl, close to the domaine, whereas the Syrah is grown on the stonier terraces of 'Le Crapon' and 'Le Plan de Dieu'. The topsoil on these terraces is covered with rounded pebbles, which retain heat well, storing it by day and releasing it to the vines at night.

Domaine Bressy-Masson is a partnership between the Bréchet family (of Château Vaudieu and Domaine des Bosquets) and Paul Emile Masson of Domaine Bressy-Masson in Rasteau. Paul Emile is the fourth generation of the Masson family, who first made wine at their family domaine in 1947. Laurent Bréchet’s interest lies in finding the best sites in diverse villages of the Southern Rhône. In Bressy he has found what many experts in the region regard as the best site in Rasteau.