FAT BASTARD 2023 - Pinot Noir - IGP Pays D'Oc - France
FAT BASTARD - Pinot Noir - IGP Pays D'Oc - France
Bright ruby red. Mouthwatering with aromas of crushed strawberries, raspberries and cherries. Very elegant and round mouth with smooth tannins with fruit-forward flavours. Nice and long finish. White meat such as chicken, veal and pork. A wide variety of cheese and fresh salads. Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
FRANCE
Languedoc
Pinot Noir
Product Description
Description
Bright, ruby red color with intense and elegant notes of crushed strawberries followed by a long, persistent finish. A delicious wine that marries well with white meats such as chicken, veal, pork, a wide variety of cheeses, and fresh salads. Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
How to pair it
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Meat
A delicious wine that marries well with white meats such as chicken, veal, pork
-
Cheese
A wide variety of cheeses
-
Others
Fresh salads
Accolades
Awards
Vegan Wine
Though made entirely the same way as all wines, vegan wines are wines in which during the winemaking step of "fining" that is needed to filter the wine, no animal-based products are used. The most common fining agents used by the wine industry are egg whites and milk protein. Vegan wines instead use alternatives such as clay or plant-based fining agents.
Wine Facts
| Product Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Grape Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Region | Languedoc |
| Country | FRANCE |
| Winemakers | Véronique Torcolacci |
| Producer | Gabriel Meffre Winery |
| Average age of vines | 10-20 years |
| Harvest method | Mecanical |
| Fermentation & maceration | Fermentation of the juices with two pumping-overs a day during around one week. A period of maceration occurs under controlled temperature at 27°C to extract the best of the aromas. |
| Aging | 1/4 of the wine is aged for 6 to 10 months in oak before blending and bottling. |
| Alcohol | 13% |
| SKU | RH60 |
Vineyard Info
The story of the Gabriel Meffre Winery began in 1936, when Gabriel and his wife, both passionate about wine, created their ‘Négociant-Vinificateur’ business in Gigondas. More than 80 years later, the family business has built on its strong foundations and has established its reputation as a leading Winery in the southern Rhone Valley.
FAT BASTARD, an international succes.. After a decade of world travel, Thierry Boudinaud returned to France in 1998 as head winemaker at Gabriel Meffre. He was working with his friend Guy Anderson, attempting to craft a unique wines from Southern France. After tasting hundreds of barrel samples, one fine day, upon tasting a wine from a Chardonnay barrel that was left on lees, Thierry knew that they had finally found something special and he proclaimed that it was a real “fat bastard" ...and a legend was born.
Proud of our french roots, we often imagine this cute hippo decorating the royal gardens of Marie-Antoinette and even becoming the French national emblem ! We selected the grapes for our FAT BASTARD Pinot Noir in the heart of the rich terroir of Languedoc (South of France). Between the Mediterranean Sea in the South and the foothills of the Massif Central in the North, the vines thrive in an ideal environment offering soils and climates particularly diversified.
Reviews & Ratings
Description
Bright, ruby red color with intense and elegant notes of crushed strawberries followed by a long, persistent finish. A delicious wine that marries well with white meats such as chicken, veal, pork, a wide variety of cheeses, and fresh salads. Vintage in image may vary. Refer to wine facts for current vintage.
How to pair it
-
Meat
A delicious wine that marries well with white meats such as chicken, veal, pork
-
Cheese
A wide variety of cheeses
-
Others
Fresh salads
Awards
Vegan Wine
Though made entirely the same way as all wines, vegan wines are wines in which during the winemaking step of "fining" that is needed to filter the wine, no animal-based products are used. The most common fining agents used by the wine industry are egg whites and milk protein. Vegan wines instead use alternatives such as clay or plant-based fining agents.
| Product Type | Red Wine |
|---|---|
| Grape Varietal | Pinot Noir |
| Vintage | 2023 |
| Region | Languedoc |
| Country | FRANCE |
| Winemakers | Véronique Torcolacci |
| Producer | Gabriel Meffre Winery |
| Average age of vines | 10-20 years |
| Harvest method | Mecanical |
| Fermentation & maceration | Fermentation of the juices with two pumping-overs a day during around one week. A period of maceration occurs under controlled temperature at 27°C to extract the best of the aromas. |
| Aging | 1/4 of the wine is aged for 6 to 10 months in oak before blending and bottling. |
| Alcohol | 13% |
| SKU | RH60 |
The story of the Gabriel Meffre Winery began in 1936, when Gabriel and his wife, both passionate about wine, created their ‘Négociant-Vinificateur’ business in Gigondas. More than 80 years later, the family business has built on its strong foundations and has established its reputation as a leading Winery in the southern Rhone Valley.
FAT BASTARD, an international succes.. After a decade of world travel, Thierry Boudinaud returned to France in 1998 as head winemaker at Gabriel Meffre. He was working with his friend Guy Anderson, attempting to craft a unique wines from Southern France. After tasting hundreds of barrel samples, one fine day, upon tasting a wine from a Chardonnay barrel that was left on lees, Thierry knew that they had finally found something special and he proclaimed that it was a real “fat bastard" ...and a legend was born.
Proud of our french roots, we often imagine this cute hippo decorating the royal gardens of Marie-Antoinette and even becoming the French national emblem ! We selected the grapes for our FAT BASTARD Pinot Noir in the heart of the rich terroir of Languedoc (South of France). Between the Mediterranean Sea in the South and the foothills of the Massif Central in the North, the vines thrive in an ideal environment offering soils and climates particularly diversified.
