Sylvain Fadat and his wife Désirée both have an obsession with vines and terroir. They founded their domain in Montpeyroux, some thirty kilometres north-west of Montpellier, a little over twenty years ago. Their 22-hectare vineyards are planted on two very different terroirs: the south-west-facing terraces of the Aupilhac lieu-dit, and the Les Cocalières site – higher, and therefore cooler – where Syrah is so much at home, and therefore dominates. The northernmost part is home to white grapes (Roussanne, Marsanne, Grenache Blanc and Rolle). Here, both the landscape and the wines have been shaped by human hands; ploughing, manual harvesting, minimal intervention, bottling without filtration: everything possible is done to preserve the identity of the terroir as much as possible.

A prominent figure of winemaking in Languedoc, Sylvain Fadat is a winemaker much adored by the iDealwine team. His work respects the environment and is certified biodynamic, having only one aim: to highlight the terroir through his wines. He gives us this white cuvée called La Boda produced from white Carignan, Rolle, Marsanne, Clairette and Roussanne grapes. This wine blends grapes from two terroirs: Cocalières and Aupilhac. The former is characterised by granitic soil resting on a limestone base and the second is made up of terraces built on clay and limestone slopes on blue marl. The soils are ploughed, the grapes are harvested by hand and are then meticulously separated before vinification. The grapes are allowed to express their character through a process of alcoholic and malolactic fermentation in demi-muid barrels with indigenous yeasts. The wine is bottled after 18 months of ageing without prior fining or filtration.
A wine to be enjoyed young, La Boda is both structured and fresh, intense and mineral. A perfect expression of the terroir!