Bucolique

Château Beauregard-Mirouze

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Type

Red Wine

Appellation

Vin de France

Variety

Carignan, Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah, Merlot, and Mourvèdre

Bucolic refers to pastoral poetry. It is above all a tribute to the holistic grazing that is carried out by Pedro’s herd throughout the year. It is also a testimony to the harmony that they seek on the whole estate, which gains more autonomy every year through our work in biodynamics.

Viticulture

Soil type

Campanian(marine) sandstone on the northern slopes of the Massif de Fontfroide

Vinification

The grapes are destemmed and after 3 days of maceration, pressed and fermented at no more than 68°F with indigenous yeasts. Bottled unfined and unfiltered, with total free SO2 less than 19 mg/l.

Harvest typeHand Harvested

Additional info

Total production average5,300 bottles

More about
the producer

Château Beauregard-Mirouze

Founded in 1881

25 hectares

Imagine a natural park of over 700 acres in the rocky hills above Corbières. In the center of this private reserve owned by the Mirouze family for over a century, surrounded by forest and garrigue, you’ll find 50 acres of isolated vineyards. Nicolas Mirouze took over this family domaine in 2000, though prior, all of the grapes were sold off to négociants. Alongside his wife Karine, the pair spent the next decade gradually bringing the soil back to life and converting the domaine to certified organic farming in 2010. In 2019, the estate also became certified biodynamic. They make all of their own compost, keep sheep to graze in the vineyards, and ensure biodiversity by planting hedges around the vines.

As young winemakers, Nicolas and Karine began producing the excellent v...