Lestignac Tempete 2021
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Lestignac Tempete 2021

Chateau Lestignac
$22.00 $32.00

Grape: Merlot, Cabernet Franc
Vintage: 2021
Type: Red

This low-intervention red wine is an estate blend of equal parts merlot and cabernet franc produced by Mathias and Camille Marquet in Southwest France. The marquette family operates a holistic polyculture farm where biodynamic vines thrive alongside livestock and fruit orchard ecosystems. The grapes undergo a traditional native yeast fermentation and short maceration inside neutral tanks, prioritizing immediate energy over heavy wood extraction. The final wine is bottled entirely unfiltered to protect its raw glou-glou identity.

It pours a translucent ruby color, opening with enticing aromas of dark cherries, blackberries, and subtle earthy underscores. On the palate, the light-to-medium-bodied frame is exceptionally juicy and fluid, focusing on an unmanipulated, fresh red fruit presentation. Fine, delicate tannins provide a smooth framework that coordinates nicely with a clean line of mountain acidity. The texture remains light on its feet, avoiding any heavy or extracted components. It finishes clean and dry.

Winery

Camille and Mathias Marquet took over the family farm at Lestignac in 2008, near Sigoulès in the Bergerac countryside. Their work has gradually moved beyond the idea of a vineyard as a single crop toward a more diverse agricultural place. Thousands of planted trees, a reduction in soil disturbance and attention to indigenous microorganisms are part of that transformation. The aim is to build a landscape in which the vines live alongside a broader community of plants and animals.

The same patience carries into the cellar, where fermentations begin spontaneously and the wines are given time to develop before release. Lestignac bottlings come from the couple’s own vineyards, while Hors les Murs uses purchased grapes to broaden the range and respond to the challenges of difficult harvests. Cuvées such as Tempête, Pagaille and Blizzard reflect different sides of that work. What connects them is a preference for natural fermentation, considered aging and a style shaped by the farm and the season rather than a fixed formula.