Uelh Vin des Potes/Ledogar 2019 (Skin Contact White)

Uelh Vin des Potes/Ledogar, fresh, light skin contact, delightful aromas, redolent of the deep south of France. Another superb wine from the Vin des Potes stable run by Yoan Tavares and Basile Passe. This time they in cahoots with the guys at Domaine Ledogar and have come up with a unique expression of Macabeu from their sensational biodynamically run vineyards in the Corbieres. The fruit has a light maceration with the skins so not really a full on orange but a stunning white with a characterful balance of fresh fruits, terroir nuance and texture. With a Paella, would be superb.

Yoan Tavares started life working in a Parisian wine shop and bistro before becoming a sommelier at Michelin starred restaurant La Chassagnette.

Basile Passe spent 10 years working as an IT consultant for a Canadian company before a life changing meeting with Stefano Amerighi in Tuscany. This prompted him to start a career in wine, and it was while working in wine shops that he met Yoan and Le Vin des Potes was born. Basile and Yoan conceived of the Le Vin des Potes name (“mates’ wine”) because it captures their ethos of working hand in hand with winemakers, making their own blends from grapes grown by their friends.