Leon

LEON 2020

Region: Languedoc, France

Grape: Grenache, Syrah, Sauvignon Blanc

Category : Red

The true essence of Sebastian, a genius producer!

It's a miracle that this one still exists.
The moist, ripe fruitiness of wild strawberries and prunes and the soft tannins blend in smoothly and comfortably. After a good maturation, it is now ready to drink.

The Grenache and Syrah are each macerated for four days.
On top of that, direct-pressed Sauvignon Blanc juice is blended.
Aged for 4 months in wooden barrels and then for a further 4 months in stainless steel tanks.
No SO2 added.

[Producer information]

In his twenties, he worked as a seasonal worker for Rene Mosse in the Loire.
After four years of training, he worked as a chef sommelier at Chateaubriand (Paris), a restaurant ranked in the top 50 restaurants in the world.
His achievement is the creation of Chateaubriand's superb wine selection.

As a sommelier, while visiting wine makers in search of wine,
Become interested in winemaking.
For Sebastian, who comes from the countryside of Normandy,
I was impressed by the way the winemakers live their lives, making natural wine together with their colleagues in a wonderful environment.
Originally a man of quick feet and a penchant for doing whatever he wanted, he decided to make wine sometime between 2015 and 2016.
He moved to the village next to Valentin's and at first helped him,
Finally, in 2016, they established a negociant winery (a style of winemaking using purchased grapes).
He started making wine by buying grapes from a fellow winemaker.

And we must not forget his connections. Although he stirs up trouble by making a fuss and stirring things up, this rare charmer is loved by all natural producers.

The grapes are of course purchased from trusted producers or from vineyards introduced to them by Eric of Langroveur. The barrels used are from Cossard and Ganeva.

Sebastian's wines are from the south of France,
This is why it feels somewhat cool and gives the impression of an unknown origin.

Furthermore, before he trained with Rene Moss, Sebastian
He was once active as a punk musician.
Perhaps that is why the wines he makes are like music.
Instead of the musical scale of Do-Re-Mi-Fa-So-La-Si-Do, they make a single wine by combining different varieties and brewing methods. To be honest, there are many assemblages that are incomprehensible (lol),
That is why it is also true that it is full of charm.

Sebastian has brought to the world a style of wine that is poised to change the horizons of natural wine.