Jean and Jeremy Quastana, Fresnes, Loir et Cher
Above: Jean and Jeremy Quastana. Our newsletter featuring the brothers HERE.
AOC: Vin de France
Varieties: Gamay, Cot
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Size: 2 hectares
Production: 800 cases
Terroir: Clay over broken-down limestone
AOC: Vin de France
Varieties: Gamay, Cot
Viticulture: Certified Organic
Size: 2 hectares
Production: 800 cases
Terroir: Clay over broken-down limestone
We were introduced to Jeremy by our good friend Olivier Lemasson. Jeremy worked with Olivier for a few years and managed to grab a couple hectares of land not far from Olivier's main plot in the Loir et Cher, not far from Cheverny. Before that, Jeremy learned the trade at Marcel Lapierre's winery and did a six-month internship at Clos Ouvert in Chile. In four vintages, he has shown that he can make clean, highly drinkable wines with very little sulphur dioxide. Jeremy is still a young vigneron and, in our opinion, he gets better every year.
The vineyard is one plot composed of young vine Gamay, middle-aged Cot, and old vine Gamay on a gentle slope of clay over Silex.
The vineyard is one plot composed of young vine Gamay, middle-aged Cot, and old vine Gamay on a gentle slope of clay over Silex.
L'Insurge, from old vine Gamay, is dark but highly drinkable, terroir-driven glou-glou. Made using carbonic maceration, without sulphur dioxide if the vintage allows.
Cot'Lectif is another highly drinkable, carbonic wine made using techniques Jeremy learned from Marcel Lapierre. As per the name, the wine comes from Cot, rather than Gamay. Not intended to be an ager or a serious wine, but instead a gulpable bottle to be drunk young.
Cot'Lectif is another highly drinkable, carbonic wine made using techniques Jeremy learned from Marcel Lapierre. As per the name, the wine comes from Cot, rather than Gamay. Not intended to be an ager or a serious wine, but instead a gulpable bottle to be drunk young.
WINES
L'Endemique: Organic Gamay vines Domaine de Veilloux, located 500m from Jeremy's cellar. It's Jeremy's only negoce label.
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Cot Letif: Bright and glouglou! 100% Cot with stem inclusion, semi-carbonic. and zero sulfur.
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Éclaté: Older vines of Cot & Grolleau. 1 week maceration, aged 6 months in barriques and demi-muids. Clawed from earth and sappy blue fruits laden with woodsy Loire spice. It reminds us of Lemasson. True carbonic in tank before aging 6 months in used barrels. No added so2.
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Insurge: Old vine Gamay from Jeremy's first parcel: sand/flint soils. No so2.
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Tierra y Libertad Gamay: Gamay & Gamay Teinturier vines about 35 years old on sandy / silex soils. Giving and fruity on silky textures with a taut, kinetic structure at 10.5 ABV. 7 day Carbo in stainless before aging in 225 and 228 liter barrels. No added so2.
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Cuvee Bleu: 100% Gamay from 2.4 Hectares in Monthou sur Bievre from Melissa Lavaysse, clay over eboulis calcaire, semi carbonic of 8/10 days in tank and aged in old barriques and demi-muids for 5 months.
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'Mutin' Sauvignon Blanc: A Sauvignon with melon-mint and citrus confit so rousing that you'll want to revolt. Yes, that's a panopticon on the label. Break out! Direct press to tank for fermentation before around 6 months in demi-muids.
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