{"title":"Domaine Cotzé","description":"\u003ch2 data-end=\"110\" data-start=\"54\"\u003eA high-altitude farm rooted in biodiversity and wine\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"543\" data-start=\"112\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWilfried Cotzé\u003c\/strong\u003e settled in \u003cstrong\u003e2019\u003c\/strong\u003e in the place called \u003cstrong\u003eBajande\u003c\/strong\u003e, in the commune of Estavar in Cerdanya on the border with Spain, in the \u003cstrong\u003eEastern Pyrenees\u003c\/strong\u003e. He then set up with his idea and his overall desire: that of a \u003cstrong\u003emixed-culture\u003c\/strong\u003e farm carried out with the purest respect for nature and these productions. At an altitude of \u003cstrong\u003e1300m\u003c\/strong\u003e, he decided to plant vines and orchards (apple trees, pear trees, quince trees of old and rustic varieties) for the future production of juice and cider and also a little market gardening (potatoes).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"649\" data-start=\"600\"\u003eAlpine varietals for an experimental vineyard\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"996\" data-start=\"651\"\u003eHe began planting his vines in 2020 with\u003cstrong\u003e 90 acres\u003c\/strong\u003e of various grape varieties such as \u003cstrong\u003eSavagnin\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eSylvaner\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAltesse\u003c\/strong\u003e,\u003cstrong\u003e Pinot Noir\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eChardonnay\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMondeuse\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGamay\u003c\/strong\u003e. Then some time later, he continued the expansion of his estate with a second plot, of \u003cstrong\u003e1.10 ha\u003c\/strong\u003e this time, which he planted with \u003cstrong\u003eChasselas\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eAltesse\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePinot\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eNoir\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMondeuse\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eGamay\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1087\" data-start=\"1041\"\u003eTranshumància: the mountain négoce project\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"996\" data-start=\"651\"\u003eHowever, we will have to wait at least ¾ years before all these grape varieties begin to produce and in the meantime, Wilfried will set up his \u003cstrong\u003etrading project\u003c\/strong\u003e “\u003cstrong\u003eTranshumància\u003c\/strong\u003e” (Transhumance in Catalan). This time it is grapes, necessarily worked in \u003cstrong\u003eorganic farming\u003c\/strong\u003e, selected from \u003cstrong\u003eRoussillon\u003c\/strong\u003e, which he will transport to his high-altitude cellar to vinify them in the most \u003cstrong\u003enatural\u003c\/strong\u003e way possible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-end=\"1531\" data-start=\"1480\"\u003eFree-spirited wines with a distinctive identity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"\" data-end=\"996\" data-start=\"651\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCarignan\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eMuscat,\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eMourvèdre\u003c\/strong\u003e and other \u003cstrong\u003eSyrah\u003c\/strong\u003e are worked there, \u003cstrong\u003evinified naturally\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003ewithout any input\u003c\/strong\u003e. Thanks to them, Wilfried produces wines which do not lack originality, freshness and above all delicacy.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[],"url":"https:\/\/mireehaute.com\/en-gb\/collections\/domaine-cotze.oembed","provider":"Marée Haute","version":"1.0","type":"link"}