{"title":"Ostal Levant","description":"\u003cp\u003eLouis and Charlotte Perot spent their early careers in Paris, Louis in book sales and Charlotte in publishing, until the natural wine world pulled them south. In 2012 they began making wine in the Lot; by 2015 they had settled their hillside farmstead at Alary, above Puy-l'Eveque, and L'Ostal Levant became a proper estate. The name, Occitan for \"the house facing east,\" is a nod to both the architecture of their home and their orientation toward freshness and light in everything they make.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLouis studied viticulture at the Lycee Viticole in Beaune before interning with nearby natural winemaker Simon Busser, who lent the couple their first parcel. From that careful apprenticeship came an estate that has grown steadily since 2012. The initial focus was Malbec, Cahors's defining grape; since 2016 the Perots have expanded their plantings to include Mauzac, Loin de l'Oeil, Chenin, Syrah, Pinot Noir, Muscat a Petit Grain, and Chamboursin, reflecting a broad curiosity about what the Lot's highlands can express. Their farmstead includes a limestone cave that serves as the barrel cellar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore on how they farm and work in the cellar in our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/natural-wine-producers-primal-wine\/ostal-levant\"\u003eOstal Levant producer profile\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"les-trilles-merlot-ostal-levant-natural-wine","title":"Ostal Levant Les Trilles Merlot 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eLes Trilles is a 100% Merlot from Ostal Levant, sourced from a parcel near the village of Prayssac in the Lot department of Southwest France. The vineyard sits on alluvial topsoil over a limestone base, a soil profile that keeps the wine lean and mineral despite the warmth of the 2019 growing season. Released as Vin de France rather than under the Cahors AOC, which requires at least 70% Malbec.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe grapes are destemmed and fermented in stainless steel tank before moving to old barrels for elevage in a limestone cave dug into the hillside near the Pérots' farm at Alary. The cave environment, with its low temperatures and high humidity, preserves freshness and adds a fine, precise texture. No oenological additives are used at any stage; the wine is unsulfited and unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2019 vintage in Cahors was a warmer year that produced ripe, approachable fruit. For Les Trilles, that translates to supple red fruit, tomato leaf, white pepper, and a lightly savory finish carried by naturally firm acidity. The palate is light to medium bodied with ultra-fine tannins — an unusual expression for a Southwest French red.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOstal Levant farms organically. The wines consistently reflect the detail of their individual parcels and Louis Pérot's approach of minimal intervention from harvest through bottling.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ostal Levant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40087660986567,"sku":"OSTAMERL19C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/ostal-levant-les-trilles-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1630820165"},{"product_id":"regain-malbec-ostal-levant-natural-wine","title":"Ostal Levant Regain Cot (Malbec) 2019","description":"\u003cp\u003eRegain is a 100% Côt (Malbec) from three small parcels on the heights of Duravel, at approximately 170 meters elevation, planted in the late 1970s on siderolithic soils — iron-rich clay over hard limestone bedrock. The 2019 vintage was an excellent growing season in Cahors. The fruit was vinified in tank with a high proportion of whole berries, then aged in barrel inside a natural limestone cave carved into the hillside near Alary. No sulfur was added at any stage, and the wine was bottled unfiltered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the palate, the wine is light to medium bodied with ultra-fine tannins and lively acidity. The aromatic profile is precise and focused: dark berry fruit, tomato leaf, white pepper, and a mineral undercurrent from the iron-rich soils. The old-vine Côt gives structure without weight, and the freshness holds the wine together in a way that separates it clearly from heavier Malbec styles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll Ostal Levant wines are released as Vin de France rather than under the Cahors AOC label. The domaine uses no oenological inputs of any kind — no added sulfites, no fining agents, no commercial yeasts. Vineyard work is done in part with horses.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ostal Levant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40087760044231,"sku":"OSTACOTR19C","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/products\/ostal-levant-regain-natural-wine-primal-wine.jpg?v=1780186134"}],"url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/collections\/ostal-levant.oembed","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}