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Spotlight on Mas Champart

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Isabelle and Matthieu Champart were relatively new to winegrowing when they first took over Domaine Bramefan (as her family’s farm is also known), in Saint-Chinian, in 1976. Isabelle was a Parisian with a degree in geography, while Matthieu came from a family of farmers in Champagne. For nearly twelve years, they sold their grapes to the local cooperative. Though they waited until 1988 to bottle under their own label, they won almost instant acclaim, and have become the standard against which other producers in the appellation have been measured ever since.
While the domaine started from just a simple, stone farmhouse, they later added a winery and expanded the holdings from eight to twenty-five hectares (sixteen of which are consecrated to vineyards, the remaining nine to arable crops and orchards). The terroir here is a patchwork of soils: steep slopes of clay and limestone (Mourvèdre), brightly colored marl (Carignan & Syrah), limestone (Syrah & Grenache) and lower slopes of clay and sandstone (Cabernet Franc). Though the wines are easy to appreciate now for their inky complexity, they age extremely well and shine after some decanting.
These four wines from Mas Champart make for a superb introduction to the limestone riches of Saint-Chinian. Skilled artisans drawing the most from an exceptional terroir—now that’s something we can all get behind.

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