{"title":"Single-vineyard selection","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne grape, one soil — the one where it speaks most truly. Sylla's Syrah on screes of marl and limestone torn from the Montagne Noire, Belle de Nuit's Grenache on high slopes of flint and clay, Maxime's Mourvèdre in an amphitheatre of fine clays nestled in the garrigue. Three red Minervois that say nothing but the place where they were born.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"cuvee-sylla-minervois-rouge","title":"Cuvée Sylla 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eA wine or a myth? The dark, intensely fragrant, endlessly long wine that flows from this bottle opens onto other worlds. Vintage after vintage, the mystery remains whole: the harvest is barely over, and already a vat of Sylla is like no other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrape \u0026amp; winemaking\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt all begins in the vineyard, on the foothills of the Montagne Noire, three hundred metres up, where the cool air sliding down from the ridges draws out the ripening of the grapes. Syrah reigns alone over this cuvée. Picked into small crates and laid gently in the vat, the grapes are vinified as simply as possible, as whole berries. Ageing, with no oak whatsoever, lasts 15 to 18 months depending on the year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e AOP Minervois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Syrah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgeing:\u003c\/strong\u003e 15 to 18 months, no oak\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCertification:\u003c\/strong\u003e organic farming (Bureau Veritas, FR-BIO-10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e grapes, antioxidant (\u003cstrong\u003esulphites\u003c\/strong\u003e). May be bottled under a protective atmosphere.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAlso worth discovering\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same pursuit of finesse: \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/la-feline-la-liviniere-red-wine\"\u003eLa Féline\u003c\/a\u003e. To place the terroir, read \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/journal\/minervois-appellation-guide\"\u003eour guide to the Minervois appellation\u003c\/a\u003e. See all \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/red-wines\"\u003ered wines\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borie de Maurel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57317418500440,"sku":"BDM-SYLLA-75","price":40.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/7489\/4424\/files\/sylla_01010358-0d54-434d-862a-f88ea6e76301.webp?v=1780581418"},{"product_id":"belle-de-nuit-minervois-rouge","title":"Belle de Nuit 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eIf the Latin spirit were a wine, it would surely be Belle de Nuit. A sensual, generous, fleshy cuvée that seems to give itself away at first glance, at the first sniff.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeneath her blood-red colour lie all the tender secrets of Andalusian nights: a feria of spicy aromas, softness and wildness closely entwined. Be patient — in five years, ten years, you will see a dancer of your dreams moving under the Seville moon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eTerroir \u0026amp; grape\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBelle de Nuit owes this fiery character to the alliance of ebullient Grenache — which makes up the whole cuvée — and the freshness of a high-altitude terroir clinging to the slopes of the Montagne Noire: a terroir tortured by erosion, juggling flint, limestone marl and siliceous clay.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e AOP Minervois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e red\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Grenache\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgeing potential:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 to 10 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCertification:\u003c\/strong\u003e organic farming (Bureau Veritas, FR-BIO-10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e grapes, antioxidant (\u003cstrong\u003esulphites\u003c\/strong\u003e). May be bottled under a protective atmosphere.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAlso worth discovering\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor lovers of character: \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/maxime-mourvedre-red-wine\"\u003eMaxime\u003c\/a\u003e (100% Mourvèdre) and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/sylla-minervois-red-wine\"\u003eSylla\u003c\/a\u003e (100% Syrah). See all \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/red-wines\"\u003ered wines\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borie de Maurel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57444973183320,"sku":"BDM-BDN-75","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/7489\/4424\/files\/Belleaude.webp?v=1780584977"},{"product_id":"maxime-minervois-rouge","title":"Maxime 2022","description":"\u003cp\u003eMaxime is restrained power, inner strength, nobility without affectation. Reserved yet remarkably deep, structured yet incredibly velvety.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eGrape \u0026amp; terroir\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMourvèdre — child of the Levant, the Mediterranean counterpart of Cabernet Sauvignon — makes up the entire cuvée. To break its silence and release all its energy, it needed a terroir to match: an amphitheatre of fine, sandy clays nestled in the garrigue, facing south-west, resting on a thick bed of crushed sandstone. It also needed old vines, kept to very low yields.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWinemaking\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHand-picked and destemmed, then a long maceration of 20 to 45 days, to extract without forcing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e AOP Minervois\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e red\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Mourvèdre\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCertification:\u003c\/strong\u003e organic farming (Bureau Veritas, FR-BIO-10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e grapes, antioxidant (\u003cstrong\u003esulphites\u003c\/strong\u003e). May be bottled under a protective atmosphere.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAlso worth discovering\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther single-variety wines with character: \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/belle-de-nuit-grenache-red-wine\"\u003eBelle de Nuit\u003c\/a\u003e (Grenache) and \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/sylla-minervois-red-wine\"\u003eSylla\u003c\/a\u003e (Syrah). See all \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/red-wines\"\u003ered wines\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borie de Maurel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57444985700696,"sku":"BDM-MAXIME-75","price":25.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/7489\/4424\/files\/Maxime.webp?v=1780585323"},{"product_id":"reve-de-carignan","title":"Rêve de Carignan 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt took more than ten years and an exceptional vintage for the Carignan's dream to come true again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHigh up, on the driest slopes, where no other grape could survive, old Carignan vines cling to the stone. Borie de Maurel's dream: that a few winegrowers would take a fresh look at them, draw from them a cult wine, a little rustic, and give the grape back its place among the great wines of the Languedoc.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTasting notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA red that is in no hurry to please. Carignan shows all its strength here, its slightly rustic frankness, that energy of dry hillsides that nothing softens. So be patient: this is a wine for long ageing. It has to be earned, and it will keep improving for several years before showing its full dimension.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eTerroir \u0026amp; grape\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarignan and nothing but Carignan, from old vines planted on the driest slopes of the estate, in Félines-Minervois. A great grape in the history of the Languedoc, which Borie de Maurel wants to restore to its rightful standing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAt the table\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA slow-simmered cassoulet or a wild boar daube: those warming dishes from around here, to which a Carignan answers without flinching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAppellation:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vin de France\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour:\u003c\/strong\u003e red\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100% Carignan, old vines\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAgeing:\u003c\/strong\u003e a wine for long ageing, to be kept several years\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCertification:\u003c\/strong\u003e organic farming (Bureau Veritas, FR-BIO-10)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients:\u003c\/strong\u003e grapes, antioxidant (\u003cstrong\u003esulphites\u003c\/strong\u003e). May be bottled under a protective atmosphere.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAlso worth discovering\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCarignan also finds its way into \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/esprit-d-automne-minervois-red-wine\"\u003eEsprit d'Automne\u003c\/a\u003e, while Mourvèdre speaks alone in \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/maxime-mourvedre-red-wine\"\u003eMaxime\u003c\/a\u003e. Not sure which to pick? Our guide \u003ca href=\"\/en\/blogs\/journal\/which-wine-to-choose\"\u003eWhich wine to choose?\u003c\/a\u003e will help you decide. See all \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/red-wines\"\u003ered wines\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Borie de Maurel","offers":[{"title":"75cl - Bottle","offer_id":58857586852184,"sku":"BDM-RDC-75","price":21.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/7489\/4424\/files\/Reve_de_carignan.webp?v=1792482393"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0981\/7489\/4424\/collections\/categorie_vin_rouge_copie_c73824c8-e23f-45d8-a783-3bbee3c8d74b.webp?v=1792600665","url":"https:\/\/boriedemaurel.fr\/en\/collections\/single-vineyard-selection.oembed","provider":"Borie de Maurel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}