{"title":"Jeremy Quastana","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom a couple of hectares in the Loir-et-Cher, Jeremy Quastana has become one of the most reliable young voices in Loire Valley natural wine, turning out fresh, drinkable reds with almost no added sulfur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuastana first studied history before turning to wine. He worked in the vineyards and cellar of the late Olivier Lemasson, then enrolled to study winemaking in Bordeaux and completed formative internships with Marcel Lapierre in Beaujolais and at Clos Ouvert in Chile under Louis-Antoine Luyt. He began his own vintages around 2012, securing a couple of hectares not far from Lemasson's plots near Cheverny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/jeremy-quastana\"\u003eJeremy Quastana producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"syrah-2017","title":"Jeremy Quastana Syrah 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eJeremy Quastana's 2017 Syrah is a Vin de France red made from 100% Syrah grapes sourced from certified organic vineyards in the Languedoc, near Pic Saint-Loup. Frost in 2017 wiped out much of his Loire estate, so Quastana purchased grapes from outside the region under a special administrative exemption, then transported them back to his farm in Fresnes, Loir-et-Cher, to vinify. The source grapes come from sandy soils and carry organic certification.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVinification follows Quastana's standard low-intervention approach: carbonic maceration, native yeasts, no added sulfites, unfined, and unfiltered. The carbonic technique, which Quastana refined working alongside Marcel Lapierre in Beaujolais, produces a wine that is fruit-forward and soft-textured rather than extracted or tannic. No new wood is used.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSyrah from the Languedoc grown on sandy soils tends toward a lighter, more aromatic style than the dense, structured expression of the northern Rhone. Handled carbonically, the result leans toward dark fruit, garrigue, and violet rather than the peppery power often expected from the grape. Drink now with a slight chill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeremy Quastana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12659473907767,"sku":"JEQUSYRA17C","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/syrah-2017.jpg?v=1780674015"},{"product_id":"linsurge-gamay-jeremy-quastana-france-red-wine-2017","title":"Jeremy Quastana L'Insurge' Gamay 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eL'Insurgé is a 100% Gamay from Jérémy Quastana's old vines in Fresnes, Loir-et-Cher, a village within the Cheverny zone of the Loire Valley. The vines are 35 to 60 years old, planted in silex (flint) soils, and farmed organically. The wine is labeled Vin de France, as a single-varietal Gamay falls outside the Cheverny AOC blending rules requiring Pinot Noir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuastana uses whole-bunch carbonic maceration, the technique he studied firsthand at Marcel Lapierre's cellar in Beaujolais. Fermentation runs on native yeast with no sulfur additions when the vintage allows, and the wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered. The 2017 carries 13.5% ABV, slightly fuller than Quastana's typical output, reflecting a warmer growing season.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result is what Quastana's importer Selection Massale calls terroir-driven glou-glou: dark in color for a carbonic Gamay, yet structured by old-vine concentration and flint-soil minerality. Tart red fruit, violet, and a streak of earthy grip distinguish it from more confected styles of carbonic Gamay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eServe chilled, between 54 and 58°F. No decanting needed; this wine is built for immediate pleasure rather than extended cellaring.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeremy Quastana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12659512803383,"sku":"JEQULINS17C","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/quastana-l_insurge-gamay-natural-wine.png?v=1780761103"},{"product_id":"lendemique-jeremy-quastana-gamay-syrah-loire-france","title":"Jeremy Quastana L'Endemique Gamay and Syrah 2017","description":"\u003cp\u003eL'Endemique is a Vin de France red from Jeremy Quastana, based in Fresnes in the Loir-et-Cher department, near Cheverny. The 2017 blends Gamay from his own 2.2-hectare parcel on a gentle slope of clay over silex with Syrah sourced from Anne Leclerc in the Roussillon, all certified organic and grown on sandy soils. The Syrah came into the blend because hail in 2016 damaged a significant portion of Quastana's own harvest, leading him to supplement production with purchased fruit for the following vintage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eQuastana uses carbonic maceration in the cellar, a technique he absorbed during his time at Marcel Lapierre's domaine in Beaujolais. Fermentation proceeds with native yeasts, with no new oak used in aging. The wine is bottled without fining or filtration and with very little to no added sulfur dioxide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe result sits between the lighter-bodied, florally driven style of Loire Gamay and the darker, peppery register that Roussillon Syrah brings. Cherry fruit and violet aromatics from the Gamay meet a background of darker berry and subtle spice from the Syrah. The wine drinks with freshness and low tannin grip, characteristic of the carbonic maceration approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eClassified as Vin de France because the grape blend and geographic sourcing fall outside any single Loire appellation's rules. No added sulfites, unfined, unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jeremy Quastana","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12901802934327,"sku":"JEQULEND17C","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/quastana-endemique-natural-wine.png?v=1780763811"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/jeremy-quastana.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}