Mas Lasta, La Haut 2022

Producer: Anne Laure Sicard, Mas Lasta
Region: Languedoc-Rousillon, France
Varietals: 100% Grenache
Viticulture: Biodynamic
Category:  Red 
Size: 750ml

Mas Lasta means "the last" in Esperanto. This is a tribute to the last winegrowing footprint before the Larzac plateau in the commune of Saint-Privat, located at the foot of the springs gushing from the Aveyron Causse. This is where Anne Laure Sicard of Mas Lasta organically cultivates Grenache and Syrah, as well as high-altitude Carignan up in the Terrasses du Larzac appellation.

 Sicard studied agronomic engineering and oenology in Montpellier. After the completion, her passion wine took her all around the world (Australia, Spain, Uruguay, Canada, New Zealand and a few French wine regions) producing wine as a flying winemaker. She then finally settled in Saint-Privat on the high-lying land of the Terrasses du Larzac in 2015. She created Mas Lasta in 2016 to vinify these plots from where the grapes used to go to the local cooperative.

 Sicard started with 8 hectares of old forgotten vines, planted in sandstone soil and backing on to the Causse Larzac. Her determination was to bring this high altitude terroir back to life. "As I’m a fighter by nature (I’m a fan of the French women’s rugby team known as "les affamées" meaning the "hungry women"), I embarked on natural winegrowing by converting the vineyard to organic agriculture," says Sicard.

A refreshing, juicy Grenache with the characteristic life and energy of all Anne's wines. With the vines situated at 450m (ensuring a freshness in the grapes) and a short 8 day maceration, the result is an easy drinking, low tannin red, that would pair perfectly with some tapas.