Description
Wine Details: Domaine de Brin Pierres Blanches
Vinification: Manual harvesting of the grapes according to the optimal maturity of the different grape varieties. Direct whole-brunch pressing, followed by a light cold settling of the must. Blending of the two grape varieties before vinification. Spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts in different containers in order to bring more complexity: 20HL oak vats, 500-litre barrels and stainless steel tanks. No racking after fermentation and sur lie ageing without stirring to limit oxidation of the Mauzac and retain freshness and balance. Natural clarification without fining. Bottled in the spring with very little sulphiting
Alcohol Grade: 12%
Size:Â 750 ml
The Producer: Domaine de Brin
Domaine de Brin is tucked into the rolling hills of Gaillac (between Albi and Cordes) on clay-limestone plateaus and gentle slopes, with chalky rockier sections higher up. The mix of soils—rich clay down below and lighter chalk above—gives them flexibility depending on variety, leading to wines with momentum and minerality. Elevation around 290 m, south-facing exposure, and good vine air flow help with ripeness and freshness.
Damien Bonnet took over in 2008 and pushed the farm into organic and natural winemaking, letting wines reflect their place rather than the winemaker. Vineyards are farmed by hand where possible, pruning and canopy work (disbudding, suckering) done so as to respect sap flow, using green manure in the rows, shallow tillage before summer heat, minimal intervention. In the cellar, grapes are harvested manually at optimal ripeness, fermented with native yeasts, aged in concrete, stoneware jars, old oak, amphorae—each vessel chosen to bring out different traits—no filtration or fining on reds, very little sulfur before bottling. The result: wines with clarity, character, and identity. Domaine de Brin feels like a place where you can taste the land—Gaillac as it wants to be — in every bottle.
