La Mariota Le Vol de Etourneaux

Name: La Mariota Le Vol de Etourneaux
Brand: La Mariota
SKU: 18687
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La Mariota Le Vol de Etourneaux

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Producer La Mariota

Country France

Region Roussillon

Tasting Notes

Red Cherry, Wild Strawberry, Herbs and Smoke

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More About La Mariota Le Vol de Etourneaux

La Mariota's "Le Vol des Étourneaux" is a red wine from the Roussillon region in France, crafted by Argentine vintners Cecilia Diaz and Guillermo Campos. The name translates to "The Flight of the Starlings," referencing the birds that flock to vineyards during grape ripening. This cuvée is a blend of Grenache Noir, Carignan, and Syrah grapes, sourced from vines averaging 50 years old, rooted in clay and limestone soils. The grapes undergo a short whole-cluster maceration of five days, followed by fermentation with natural yeasts. Aging occurs over four months in demi-muid barrels and an additional four months in tanks, resulting in a wine that's unfiltered and unfined, with a total sulfur dioxide content of 18 mg/L. The wine presents a lighter color but delivers robust flavors and textures, characterized by bright red fruit notes, floral aromas, and a touch of Mediterranean herbs. It's recommended to serve this wine slightly chilled, making it an excellent choice for spring and summer occasions.

Meet the Producer, La Mariota

La Mariota

Style: Winery

La Mariota make Roussillon wine that feels sun-soaked, slightly wild and somehow still incredibly precise underneath it all.

The project was founded by Cecilia Diaz and Guillermo Campos after years working in restaurants and wine before eventually settling in Vingrau in the Roussillon hills. They started tiny, just 1.7 hectares at first, before gradually expanding across limestone and schist vineyards planted with old local varieties like Macabeu, Grenache, Mourvèdre and Carignan.

The wines themselves sit firmly in low-intervention territory but avoid the whole “look how funky we are” trap loads of natural wine falls into. Whites especially have become a bit cult-like among wine nerds. Salty, textured, oxidative in places, full of herbs, citrus peel and Mediterranean energy without losing freshness.

The reds stay bright and savoury too. Less heavy southern French blockbuster, more lifted fruit, spice and minerality. Everything feels very tied to the landscape around it.

There’s also something refreshingly human about the whole project. Small cellar under the family house, manual harvests, indigenous yeasts and wines that clearly come from people more interested in farming and flavour than polishing everything into shiny perfection.

Roussillon has become one of the most exciting corners of French wine recently, and La Mariota are absolutely part of the reason why.