Khallina Maceration 2020 by Domaine Mada, a natural orange wine from the 2020 vintage
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Domaine Mada Khallina Maceration 2020

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Tasting notes

This is a textbook example of what Languedoc white varieties can do with a week on their skins: candied orange peel and dried apricot up front, followed by a bitter herbal finish that keeps things honest. The combination of Clairette and Terret Blanc is uncommon even in southern France, and Adam's decision to co-macerate them in old oak gives this wine a distinctly savory, gripping texture you don't find in conventional whites from the region.

BodyFruitTanninAcidity
Candied Orange PeelDried ApricotStone FruitDried Tea Leaves
Dry/Sweet:Dry
Wine Type:Orange Wine
Wine Style:Medium Body
Grapes:Clairette Blanche, Terret Blanc
Farming:Sustainable
Vintage:2020
Alcohol:13.5%
Country:France
Region:Languedoc-Roussillon
Appellation:Vin de France
Bottle Size:750ml
Sugar Level:Zero Added Sugar
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Producer profile

Domaine Mada

Domaine Mada was founded in 2016 by Edouard Adam, a Tunisian-born winemaker who initially studied commerce in Montpellier before shifting to oenology. Adam's entry into winemaking came through his girlfriend's family, who owned a small vineyard and bed and breakfast in the Languedoc. Upon completing his studies, he was gifted the vineyard and began producing wine. The domaine is based at Mas Cambounet, near Gignac in the Hérault, where Adam has been operating since 2017. The name Mada is a palindrome of his surname, Adam.

Adam farms without synthetic chemicals or additives, paying close attention to the natural flora and fauna in and around the vines. He sources additional grapes from local organic farmers when needed, though he makes winemaking decisions for all fruit himself. Since 2019, all wines from the domaine are aged in barrel with minimal topping and no added sulfur at any stage. Adam works with indigenous varieties of the Languedoc including Clairette Blanche, Terret, Grenache, Cinsault, Carignan, and Syrah.

Adam's approach in the cellar is minimal intervention: indigenous yeast fermentation, extended skin contact on his white and orange wines, and barrel aging in old oak. He includes stems in his red wine vinification and does not fine or filter any of his wines. For Khallina, the Clairette Blanche and Terret Blanc are co-macerated on skins for seven days before being pressed into old oak barrels for aging. The wine is bottled without added sulfur.

Wine region

Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Languedoc-Roussillon spans the Mediterranean coastline of southern France from the Spanish border near the Pyrenees east to the edge of Provence, covering parts of the Hérault, Aude, Gard, and Pyrénées-Orientales departments. The region has a hot, dry Mediterranean climate with average annual temperatures around 57°F. The Tramontane wind from the northwest provides a drying effect that naturally reduces disease pressure in the vineyards, contributing to the region's position as France's leading producer of organically farmed wine — accounting for 36% of all organic French wine production. Soils vary considerably: chalk, limestone, and gravel dominate inland, while alluvial soils appear closer to the coast. In the Hérault, vineyards around Gignac and the Terrasses du Larzac area sit on limestone bedrock, with garrigue scrubland covering much of the surrounding hillside terrain.

Languedoc-Roussillon is the single largest wine-producing region in the world by area, with over 700,000 acres under vine and more than a third of France's total wine output. Despite this scale, the quality tier has shifted dramatically since the 1970s, with growers replanting toward lower-yielding, higher-quality varieties and an expanding network of AOCs — now numbering 23 — that reward terroir-specific production. Native grape varieties dominate: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre, Carignan, and Cinsault for reds; Clairette Blanche, Grenache Blanc, Picpoul, Terret, and Marsanne for whites. Wines not qualifying for AOC status are often labeled as Vin de France, which allows winemakers the freedom to blend across regions and use varieties outside strict appellation rules. For natural wine producers like Domaine Mada, the Vin de France classification provides flexibility to work with varieties and methods that fall outside conventional appellation frameworks.

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