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NATURAL WINES BY MAS D'INTRAS
Mas d'Intras is a family estate in the hamlet of Intras, near Valvignères in the southern Ardèche, run since 1982 and now by Denis Robert and Sébastien Pradal. They work 25 hectares in 24 parcels on shallow, white clay-limestone soils facing south-east. Some vines are properly old: a Syrah parcel planted in 1969, Grenache from 1970 and Cinsault from 1972.
Grapes are picked by hand, ferment with native yeasts and rest in concrete and stainless steel, with little or no sulphur. The style is about drinkability rather than power: juicy reds with some grip, softer whites, all at prices that make them weekday wines. Isidora blends Grenache, Syrah, Merlot and a little Carignan, aged six months on its lees in concrete. Cuvée de la Montagnère is a white of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier, and Ferdinand is a red that has been in their range for over a decade.
