{"product_id":"la-ptit-vadrouille-domaine-du-mortier-loire-france-red-wine","title":"La P'tit Vadrouille 2016","description":"\u003cp\u003eLa P'tit Vadrouille (\"a lil' stroll\") was born from disaster. A catastrophic spring frost in April 2016 wiped out roughly 75% of Domaine du Mortier's crop in Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil. Rather than skip the vintage, brothers Cyril and Fabien Boisard sourced organic fruit from a friend's 5-hectare plot near Bergerac in Dordogne, harvested the grapes themselves across three trips in September, and drove them back to their cellar in a refrigerated truck. The result is a one-time, frost-response cuvée labeled Vin de France — not AOC — because the grapes came from outside the appellation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 2016 is a blend of 55% Merlot and 45% Cabernet Franc, fermented via 12-day semi-carbonic maceration without pump-overs, keeping the grapes still in tank the entire time to preserve fruit aromatics. After pressing, the wine aged in concrete tanks before being bottled with approximately 10ppm of sulfur — the only additive used. No fining, no filtration, native yeast throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDomaine du Mortier has been certified organic since 1999 (Ecocert) and has practiced biodynamics since 2007. The estate sits at the northern edge of the Saint-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil AOC in the hamlet of La Gardière, above the village of St-Nicolas-de-Bourgueil and close to the treeline. Their home vineyards sit on diverse soils: gravel, sand, clay, and flint over tuffeau chalk. This wine carries the Vin Méthode Nature label.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the glass, expect a lighter-bodied, fruit-forward red with the juicy, low-tannin character that semi-carbonic maceration produces in Merlot and Cabernet Franc. The Dordogne fruit shows ripe dark cherry and plum alongside violet and a touch of white pepper. Best served with a slight chill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Domaine du Mortier","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":12310744301623,"sku":"DODMLAPV16C","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0019\/3363\/9735\/files\/pass2_a96b95f7-ffc5-4d3f-8f08-51e1137a52eb.jpg?v=1780619256","url":"https:\/\/primalwine.com\/products\/la-ptit-vadrouille-domaine-du-mortier-loire-france-red-wine","provider":"Primal Wine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}