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La maison de l’abeille

La Maison de l’ Abeille Maris is donating a portion of profits of La Touge “Cuvée Abeille” « Bee Cuvée » to this local organization whose mission is to conserve and protect bees and educate the community on their importance for biodiversity.

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Demeter

Demeter certification was obtained in 2008.

ue Demeter was created at the beginning of the 20th century in Germany by farmers. Over the decades, Demeter has professionalized to offer today:

a range of demanding and comprehensive international specifications for biodynamic agriculture and the development of processed products derived from it (food products, cosmetics and textiles)
a reliable control and certification system at the international level (nearly 60 countries). Our Estate wines are certified Demeter.

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BCORP

For us, it is important to respect the entire life cycle and not simply one part of it. Robert Eden

Bcorp are businesses that balance purpose and profit. Legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their workers, customers, suppliers, community, and the environment, they are driving a global movement of people using business as a force for good.

Why BCorp ?
In 2016 Chateau Maris joined an elite membership of companies around the globe working to be the best for the world, joining the likes of Patagonia, Valhrona Chocolat, Nature et Decouvertes. BCorp requires companies to meet standards in the following areas: governance, environment, community, customers, workers. Transparency is essential. BCorp publishes results and scores of all its members, holding them accountable for their actions and motivating them to continue their efforts by improving with each re-certification (every three years). Chateau Maris was certified BCorp in 2016. Today there are only 6 certified wineries in Europe, out of only 30 in the world.

What does BCorp mean to Chateau Maris?
The BCorp certification validated many actions which Chateau Maris already had in place and has inspired us to go beyond and do more, not just to fight climate change and increase biodiversity, but also to create a better local community. We have commissioned a biodiversity study of our lands to find areas of improvement and to put in place protection measures for species which are in decline. We have also implemented a shrub and tree
planting plan where we will add additional plants in between the vineyards to encourage and help new species in our area. We have partnered with La Maison de l’Abeille (a local association) which educates the public on the importance of bees, biodiversity and protecting our lands. We also donate to a local bilingual school, Calendretta Los Cascamels, which teaches the regional language Occitan to support local culture and history.
We have also implemented additional projects and motivational activities for our employees encouraging them to volunteer for local non-profits and allowing them paid time off 1 day a year to participate.

What does it mean for the consumer?
When you drink a bottle of Maris, you are supporting sustainable agriculture, fair wages, community engagement and helping to reduce climate change. We can all drink to that!

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2019/05/31

Châteaux Maris 2017 in the top of Wine Advocate

“As I wrote last year, there’s no reason to hold onto any antiquated notions of Languedoc wine quality. Or, indeed, of pricing. The best wines are increasingly priced according to the market and perceived value by the producers. For the most part, serious wine lovers can focus on the region’s five crus: Corbières-Boutenac, La Clape, Minervois La Livinière, Pic Saint Loup and Terrasses du Larzac.” Wine Advocate

LES AMANDIERS 2017 – 92/95 POINTS
The Syrah-dominated 2017 Minervois la Livinière les Amandiers remains substantially marked by its stay in new oak, showing off some dusty cedar notes and lashings of vanilla. There’s ample blueberry fruit, hints of black olives and a plush mouthfeel leading into a long, velvety finish. For modernists looking for a rich, full-bodied red, this has it all.

LES ANCIENS 2017 – 91/93 POINTS
The old-vine Carignan 2017 Minervois la Livinière les Anciens seems ripe and more supple than the 2016 was at this time last year. It’s still a vibrant, youthful wine, but it shows more purple raspberry fruit and less peppery green. Medium to full-bodied, with silky tannins and crisp acids, it finishes long and tongue-tingling.

LES PLANELS 2017 – 89/91 POINTS
Full-bodied and densely concentrated, the 2017 Minervois La Livinière Les Planels can come across as being too much of a good thing. Vanilla accents notions of fruitcake and plum pudding, as this Syrah-Grenache blend combines fruity and savory elements into a complex, dark-fruited wine that deserves a couple of years in the cellar to sort itself out.

LAS COMBES 2017 – 90 POINTS
The Grenache-dominated 2017 Minervois Las Combes is bright, fresh and fruity, with almost candied cherry, pomegranate and even tangerine notes accented by Christmas spices and garrigue. This medium-bodied beauty should be a delight to drink over the next few years.

LA TOUGE – 88/90 POINTS
The 2017 Minervois la Livinière La Touge is an approachable, medium-bodied blend of 70% Syrah and 30% Grenache. It’s more red-fruited and friendly than the other Maris wines in 2017, showcasing silky tannins and mixed cherries and blueberries, without any obvious oak influence.

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2019/07/17

Organic Masters 2019: 2 awards for Maris – The Drinks Business

Two wines from Château Maris have been awarded at the Organic Masters 2019 by The Drinks Business : a gold medal to Savoir Vieillir 2018 and Master to Dynamic 2016.

SAVOIR VIEILLIR 2018 – GOLD MEDAL
“Between £15 and £20 we found our best-value pick of the day, Savoir Veillir, a pure Syrah from Minervois, made by biodynamic Château Maris. Soft, intense, with masses of black fruit, spice and touch of tapenade, this was a great wine at an affordable price, that we later found out, much to our surprise due to its clean and expressive fresh fruit character, is also made with no added sulphites.”

DYNAMIC 2016 – MASTER
“Europe also shone at this top end of the tastings. Notably once again, Château Maris, which produced our star of the day with its ultimate expression: Dynamic. Gaining an average score of 96 points from our exacting judges, it appealed to everyone for its clearly identifiable fine, concentrated dark berry and pepper Syrah character, and smooth fleshy black cherry flavours on the palate, along with a touch of smoky complexity, grippy texture, and some sweet oak in the background. A big, powerful drop in its youth, that also displayed an appealing brightness too. As Stefanowicz summed up about the wine, “Balanced, concentrated, complex, layered and lingering on the finish.”

Discover all the rewards on The Drinks Business.

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2019/07/10

Maris, terrific, character-filled wines – Jeb Dunnuck

« Château Maris is a Minervois estate producing terrific, character-filled wines… » Jeb Dunnuck

LES AMANDIERS 2017 – 94/96 POINTS
“Always one of my favorite releases from this terrific estate, the Syrah-dominated 2017 Les Amandiers (there’s some Grenache in the blend as well) offers a full-bodied, lively, yet deep and rich profile that carries stunning notes of cassis, black raspberries, olives, ground pepper, and Asian spices. It has good acidity, beautiful purity, terrific balance, and is a stunning Minervois that will keep for over a decade.”

LES PLANELS 2017 – 90/92 POINTS
“Mostly Grenache, the 2017 Les Planels is a sweetly fruited, plush, hedonist beauty that gives up loads of ripe red and black fruits, toasted spices, chocolate, and incense aromas and flavors. With sweet tannins, medium to full body, no hard edges, and outstanding length, it’s ideal for drinking over the coming 6-8 years.”

LA TOUGE 2017 – 89/91 POINTS
“Leading off these new releases from Domaine Maris, the 2017 Syrah La Touge (there’s some Grenache in the blend as well) offers plenty of black and blue fruits as well as classic pepper, violets, and earthy aromas and flavors. It’s medium to full-bodied, juicy, balanced, and already delicious.”

Find all the details on JebDunnuck.com

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2019/10/30

Bio, biodynamie, nature: The discussion – Univins, CA

On October 30, Robert Eden was invited to participate in a roundtable organized by Univins et Spiritueux (Canada) in Montreal around organic, biodynamic and natural wine with two other winemakers. He was able to bring an enlightened look at his practices around a demystifying tasting.

Watch the full discussion here.

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2019/10/15

A promising sustainable winery, Wine Review

« It is always a pleasurable and educational experience for me to hear biodynamic wine makers share their passion for their work and their commitment to bio-diversity and respect for true terroir.  This was certainly the case when I recently met Robert Eden of Château Maris at a wine dinner in Washington, DC.  Sustainability is his passion, and it goes beyond the organic and biodynamic farming he practices on his estate”
Sandra Taylor, Winereviewonline.com

Read the full article on Wine Review Online.

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2019/12/06

Delicious Terroir Driven Organic Wines

Although founded earlier, the modern history of Ch. Maris began in 1997 when the current ownership group bought the winery and installed Robert Eden (one of the ownership group) as winemaker. Under Eden’s guidance, Château Maris moved away from commercial chemical farming toward first organic and then Biodynamic vineyard practices. As they did, life returned to the soil, the vine got heathier, and the quality of the grapes improved. Ch, Maris gained EcoCert status in 2002, Biodyvin since 2004 and Demeter in 2008. Ch. Maris was certified a “BCorps” in 2016. All these certifications remain in effect. Minervois has never tasted so good. La Liviniere has never tasted so good.

British-born Robert Eden is the winemaker and co-owner of Ch. Maris. He has lived in France since 1994 after traveling in Australia, Italy, Burgundy, Spain and California where he worked with renowned winemakers. Since 1997, he has pursued organic and biodynamic viticulture at Chateau Maris. Robert has been actively involved in the protection of the environment going so far as to build the first hemp cellar that passively consumes Co2. He regularly presents on the advantages of biodynamic viticulture and the importance of taking steps to reduce the impact on the environment in the wine industry.

All well and good but how are the wines? In a word: Stunning. I was expecting this tasting in my office to be a courtesy appointment ending sooner rather than later in a “Thanks for coming by.” Instead, it stretched out over two hours as I tasted wine after wine that both surprised and delighted me. I’ve been tasting wines from Minervois (and its Languedoc neighbors) for over 30 years and I have never tasted wines like these. I have never before thought that this area could produce a wine I would score 97 or 98 points. I was both stunned and elated. 

Vermentino 90+ pts

Maris Rouge 91 pts

Zulu 91+ pts

La Touge 92 pts

Les Planels 93 +pts

Savoir Vieillir 93+pts

Las Combes 94 pts

Les Anciens 97 pts

Dynamic 97 pts

Amandiers 98 pts

Full article

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2019/11/15

A sensational red from Minervois – Money Week

Les Planels honoured by Matthew Jukes in Money Week – Wine Club (British press). If there is no doubt for the journalist that La Livinière in the Minervois, is one of the most beautiful wine regions. He admits to being seduced by the spectacular balance, despite his youth, offered by Les Planels red 2016.
One of his wines of the year!

Read the full article on Money Week Wine Club.

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2020/06/02

Fabulous reds from the Minervois – Wine & Spirits

“Since winemaker Robert Eden bought Chateau Maris in 1997, he’s been progressively converting it to a showplace for sustainable winemaking. The biodynamic-certified property earned a few recommendations in our June issue, but the 2017 La Touge offered the most bang for your buck.
Wine&Spirits Magazine. June 2020 issue by Tara Q.Thomas
94 Pts Maris Dynamic “an inky well of black-fruit flavor”
93 Pts Maris Amandiers
92 Pts Maris La Touge => BEST BUY <=
91 Pts Maris Les Planels “Who wouldn’t like this?”

Subscribers can Read the full article at Wine and Spirits

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2020/07/01

Organic Masters 2020: 3 awards for Chateau Maris – The Drinks Business

Three wines from Château Maris have been awarded at the Organic Global Masters 2020 by The Drinks Business : The highest award, Master to Brama 2016 and two gold medals one for Savoir Vieillir 2019 and Las Combes 2017 .

Brama 2016- MASTER MEDAL “At the very top of the organic white wine quality pyramid in this year’s competition was an oily, barrel-fermented blockbuster from brilliant biodynamic stalwart Château Maris in Minervois.  Attractive and interesting nose with orchard fruits and wood shaving, a delicious palate with some peach, lemon apple honey and beeswax. Palate delicious, with some peach, lemon, apple, honey and beeswax, then some grip and freshness.

SAVOIR VIEILLIR 2019 – GOLD MEDAL
” Juicy, masses of black cherry, raspberry, spice, and tannin, some warmth, medium weight, bit of prune and alcohol warmth, but juicy, fleshy sweet ripe wine with nice firm structure and spice. Good value. Also made with no added sulphites.”

LAS COMBES 2017 GOLD MEDAL “Lovely juicy soft red berry fruit nose, palate with lots of sweet ripe crushed strawberry fruit, bit like ripe pinot, but sweeter, with some alcohol warmth, white pepper, soft tasting, some tannin but dry and fine. Quite warming, but delicious easy wine with class. Hard not to drink. ”

Discover all the awards on The Drinks Business.

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2020/09/11

The toast of the week

The toast of the week
Featured in Marie Claire’s blog SUDNLY Château Maris, certified Ecocert (BIO), Biodyvin and Demeter (biodynamic), is considered one of the 5 most environmentally friendly estates in the world. No wonder when you know that it is run by a vine virtuoso with a predestined name: Robert Eden. Discover more here

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2020/09/18

Jancis Robinson: Sustainability Heroes

Chateau Maris is featured in Jancis Robinson’s Sustainability Heroes Writing competition « When I work with a winery that is effortlessly fascinating, it makes my job much more pleasant. Sometimes all it takes is popping the first cork and getting a taste of something superb. Rarer still are the occasions when my heart leaps just reading about a producer – and that was most certainly the case with Château Maris and Bertie Eden. ……”   Alex Hill, Armit Wines

Read the full article on Jancis Robinson.

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2020/05/26

Winemakers working for Change – The Drinks Business

Robert Eden of Chateau Maris Is featured in the Master Winemakers edition of Drinks Business– forward thinking winemakers working for change ! The drinks business recently published a guide celebrating the talent of the winemakers who have scooped the highest accolade of our Global Masters tasting series, which is judged almost exclusively by MWs. Each week we profile the winemakers behind these medal winning wines – the creatives, scientists, mavericks and dreamers who are at the pinnacle of winemaking.

Discover all the awards on The Drinks Business.

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2020/08/27

The Buyer: Bertie Eden, the Languedoc’s godfather of biodynamics

Chateau Maris winery highlighted by Journalist Peter Dean – The Buyer (British press)  Making a carbon-neutral winery from cannabis sativa, that has been recognised as one of the most environmentally-friendly wineries in the world, is just one of the many achievements of Robert ‘Bertie’ Eden. The godfather of organic and biodynamic winemaking in the Languedoc, Eden is a British ex-pat whose 45 hectare domaine Château Maris has been making exciting terroir-driven wines since 1997. He is overseeing Invivo’s aims to become the largest supplier of organic grapes in France, as well as being one of the greatest advocates of the need for the wine industry to reduce its impact on the environment. Full article at The Buyer

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2020/11/18

Best of the Languedoc- Amandiers 98 Pts Falstaff

Les Amandiers 2015 is selected as Best of the Languedoc – Dark ruby garnet, violet reflections, delicate bright ocher. Ripe black cherries, cassis and liquorice, fine floral nuances, tobacco-like appeal, a hint of cedar, multi-faceted Syrah bouquet. Juicy, extremely elegant, subtle extract sweetness, convincing aromatic depth, perfectly ripe tannins, silky like a Margaux, sweet currants in the finish, salty and mineral, lingers for minutes, has already reached the first drinking point and has aging potential. A wine not to be missed. Peter Moser Falstaff Magazine

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2021/05/18

Wine & Spirits- Green from the Ground Up


by Tara Q. Thomas   •  May 17, 2021

Mustard planted between the rows in Château Maris’s vineyard.

This is Robert Eden’s effort to put out a biodynamically raised, sustainably made wine at a price more accessible than that of the top cuvées he makes at Château Maris, his B-Corp certified hemp winery. The Burgundy bottles, made mostly of recycled glass, are ultralight; the boxes they are shipped in are recycled materials as well. And the wine itself is made from biodynamically grown fruit, vinified without any inputs in the winery save for a little sulfur. Grown on the limestone terraces of La Livinière, the wine is rich yet lively, dark berry flavors whisked along by a sense of wind over stony, scrubby Languedoc earth.

Cordier USA, Brooklyn, NY

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Maris 2017 Minervois La Livinière Natural Selection

Full Article here

Wine& Spirits Magazine 2021

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2020/11/27

The Drinks Business-Green Awards Special Commendation

Chateau Maris received a special commendation for the Drinks BusinessThe Amorim Sustainability Award for a company .

Now in its 11th year, the Green Awards celebrate businesses that are going above and beyond to reduce their impact on the environment. The judges were particularly impressed at the quality of the entries this year, with businesses upping their focus on all aspects of being green, in addition to reducing their carbon emissions.

Commendation: Château Maris

Of Chateau Maris Drinks Business reported, ” This biodynamic southern French wine producer was deemed worthy of a special commendation for its plant-based buildings, push to reduce CO2 emissions, early B-Corp status, and major new plantings in the past year, both of vineyards but also boundary areas to promote biodiversity.”

Discover all the awards on The Drinks Business.

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2021/01/18

A pair of Minervois- Rosemary George

Rosemary George Reviews two Chateau Maris wines in her Blog Taste Languedoc

“Bertie makes a variety of different wines. There is a textured Grenache Gris, Brama, Vin de France, from young wines.  Les Anciens is mainly Carignan aged in 50 hl foudres for 15 months.  Bertie enthused about Carignan.  ‘It is a noble variety here, and it can stand up to the seasons’.    This had the elegant rusticity that is the benchmark of good Carignan, with some firm red fruit. ” 


Thanks to Armit Wines, I have recently enjoyed, and indeed compared and contrasted La Touge with les Combes. 

2017 La Touge, Minervois la Livinière – £18.00

Deep young colour.  Ripe spicy berry fruit on both nose and palate, with a balancing streak of tannin.  Lots of red berry fruit.   A lovely depth of flavour.  Quite simply, the warm south in a glass, sunshine and garrigues, and all the more appealing on a cold winter’s evening with sausage and mash.  Nicely balanced and drinking beautifully. 

2017 Minervois Las Combes – £21.68

From old vine Grenache, and making a very appealing contrast with la Touge.   The colour is much lighter, as you would expect from Grenache.  And there is a wonderful liqueur cherry note on the nose, which repeats on the palate with a streak of tannin.  Medium weight.  A touch of alcohol on the finish and indeed it does reach 15°, but none the less retains its balance.  A touch of cinnamon and spice, with elegance and depth.

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2021/02/08

Mundus Vini Biofach 2021: Best French Red Wine and 3 Gold Medals

Château Maris won 3 Gold Medals at Mundus Vini Biofach 2021 and received an award for the Best Organic Red Wine France for Les Planels 2017

Les Planels 2017 , 2018 and Les Amandiers 2017 have each achieved a GOLD MEDAL in the Mundus Vini Biofach,

The MUNDUS VINI BIOFACH Grand International Organic Wine Award of MUNDUS VINI GmbH is an international competition held in Germany for organic wines from all wine-growing regions around the world. The aim of the competition is to promote wine quality and boost the sales of the wines and sparkling wines entered.

An international jury delivers an independent, neutral and expert verdict on the wines, thereby guaranteeing that the competition is both fair and professional. This bestows a high level of recognition upon the medals awarded at MUNDUS VINI, the prize-winning wines and their producers.

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2021/01/27

Terre de Vins- Les Planels 2017

Green Wineries in the Languedoc

Les Planels 2017 received 16.5/20 in the Terre de Vins 2021 Languedoc Special edition .

Chateau Maris Les Planels 2017 “A portrait in three words: pulpy, peppery and rich. A hint of Grenache (15%) to boost the Syrah, full-bodied , a year in new barrels, largely supported as the texture and maturity form a dense but well-integrated whole, unfolding aromas and flavors of garrigue. Lovely expression of the terroir.”

“The Languedoc is the cradle of organic viticulture in France. At the 2020 harvest, Languedoc has 27,500 hectares of vineyards whose wines may bear the AB label”
Complete article available on the site (subscribers only)

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2021/09/29

Château Maris, TOP 100 Wineries 2020, Wine & Spirits

” Since the winemaker Robert Eden bought Château Maris in 1997, he gradually converted it into a showcase for sustainable winemaking. The vineyard has been certified organic since 2002, Demeter since 2008, with the addition of the cellar built in hemp in 2012 and additional energy saving measures, the estate obtained BCorp certification in 2016. All this is brought together in Dynamic, from a plot of .4 ha of Syrah in clay-limestone soil at La Livinière . Juicy and delicious right now, although it’s designed to last another decade, at least. “« Best Languedoc, Dynamic 2016, 94 points » Tara Q. Thomas

Wine & Spirits

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2021/11/11

New York Times Your No-Sweat Guide to Wines for Thanksgiving

Over 18 years, we’ve accumulated a lot of insights about what makes certain wines good for Thanksgiving. We’ve learned that it does not much matter what grapes go into the wine, or where it comes from.

We don’t fret about specific food-and-wine pairings. Certain components like turkey and stuffing may seem invariable, but the preparations are so individualistic and the sides so diverse that pinpoint pairings feel like futile fussiness.

Château Maris Minervois Syrah-Grenache La Livinière Natural Selection 2018 $18 ★★★

Lively and inviting, with intense flavors of earthy red fruits. (Cordier U.S.A., New Rochelle, N.Y.)

Julia brought Château Maris La Livinière from the Languedoc region of Minervois, a juicy, inviting blend of syrah and grenache. Its only flaw was an elevated alcohol level of 14.5 percent . Nonetheless, the wine was delicious. Languedoc reds can be excellent choices.

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2022/02/14

How Producers Are Making Climate-Friendly Winemaking a Reality ?

Published 02/14/2022 : SevenFiftyDaily

Climate-smart building design ensures energy efficiency. Rather than air conditioning, Tablas Creek’s cellar has an automatic louver system that opens to cool night air. At Languedoc’s biodynamic Château Maris, the winery is constructed from double-walled brick made of lime, waste straw from hemp production, and a molasses-based fixer. “The plant-based bricks sequester carbon, the U-value [or thermal transmittance] is amazing, and the building breathes,” says winemaker and owner Robert Eden. “We have no need for temperature control inside.”

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2022/04/08

Wine delivered to the United States by sailboat

Published on 08/04/2022 by Christian Goutorbe

Robert Eden, owner of Château Maris, exports his wine across the Atlantic on a Breton boat. On arrival, greater time savings than a container ship. And less C02.

He is setting sail again this Tuesday, April 12 in Saint Malo, heading to Port Elizabeth, in the state of New Jersey (United States). On board the “Grain-de-Sail”, a 24 m sailing boat, 10,000 bottles of wine, including those from the château Maris, one of the finest estates in the renowned La Livinière appellation, in Hérault. If the weather is favourable, the highly anticipated bottles will arrive much faster than if they had been loaded into a container. “Inevitably, the container ship goes faster at sea. The crossing can be done in 12 or 15 days, but loading in a large
French port and especially customs clearance on arrival in the United States takes a lot of time”, assures Robert Eden,

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2021/05/26

Wine & Spirits- Green from the Ground Up


by Tara Q. Thomas   •  May 17, 2021

Mustard planted between the rows in Château Maris’s vineyard.

This is Robert Eden’s effort to put out a biodynamically raised, sustainably made wine at a price more accessible than that of the top cuvées he makes at Château Maris, his B-Corp certified hemp winery. The Burgundy bottles, made mostly of recycled glass, are ultralight; the boxes they are shipped in are recycled materials as well. And the wine itself is made from biodynamically grown fruit, vinified without any inputs in the winery save for a little sulfur. Grown on the limestone terraces of La Livinière, the wine is rich yet lively, dark berry flavors whisked along by a sense of wind over stony, scrubby Languedoc earth.

Cordier USA, Brooklyn, NY

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Maris 2017 Minervois La Livinière Natural Selection

Full Article here

Wine& Spirits Magazine 2021

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2021/12/05

Our Naïve cuvée sets sail !

Today, 1,200 bottles « Naïve » of Château Maris will cross the Atlantic in Grain de Sail, a cargo ship bound for the United States, always more fond of organic wines. A mode of transport that would have the wind in its sails?

Grain de Sail only selects organic properties, such as Château Maris. Robert Eden, co-owner, is very committed to an environmentally friendly approach. He thus built the first hemp cellar that emits no CO2.

Château Maris , an example to follow …

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2021/11/01

Château Maris, pioneer of a new movement towards sustainable viticulture.

10/13/2021: Interview with Forbes

Château Maris  is the first European vineyard to obtain the B Corporation  certification, which designates companies that transform their activity into a virtuous force for good: good for workers, good for communities and good for the environment.

Their goal has always been to produce quality wines by adopting practices that respect not only nature, but also the men and women with whom they work. They are also committed to inspiring other wineries and businesses to adopt sustainable farming practices and socially responsible business policies. Château Maris was the first AOC Minervois La Livinière vineyard to be fully certified biodynamic.

I met Robert  to find out more about his career …

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2021/12/12

Pioneer of biodynamics, Robert Eden setting an example

Published on 12/10/2021 : Interview with Midi Libre

The Midi Libre talks about our operating methods promising a better world.

The Félines-Minervois winegrower is recognized as a world reference. He is one of the international specialists in biodynamics – hasn’t the very influential magazine Wine spectator written that Château Maris, his estate, is the most respectful of the environment in the world! – and he is a winemaker to Minervois felines.

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2021/03/19

LEDEVOIR features L’autan Minervois

L’Autan 2019, Maris, Minervois, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Jean Aubry

Collaborateur19 mars 2021

Syrah offers a special texture in this rugged yet magnificent part of the country. As if it liquefied rocks and garrigue to squeeze essential oils, through its rich tannins with mineral tones. The whole remains elegant and well balanced.

Bottle of L'Autan red wine

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2021/12/10

The Planels 2018 won over the famous wine critic Jean Aubry.

Piblished on 10/12/2021

It is in LEDEVOIR that the journalist gives his opinion on our cuvée Les Planels 2018

Robert Eden firmly believes not only in the protection of ecosystems, but also in this “Cru La Livinière”, undisputed paradise of the Syrah in the heart of the great Languedoc. This organic cuvée comes from the best local plots…

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2022/05/10

Daily chronicle talks about our inventive, practical and biodynamic ways

Published on 10/05/2022 by James Nokes

Robert Eden said the vineyard has to suffer to make great wine.

But the process of doing so shouldn’t be laced with decisions that cause suffering around the world. The Chateau Maris owner and winemaker is a passionate disciple of biodynamic practices in his Languedoc, France, vineyards, the country’s first to be certified as a B Corporation, which according to its website, is a business that is “(a) leader in the global movement for an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy.”

Through a plethora of decisions in the vineyard, cellar and retail environment, Eden has transformed Chateau Maris into a forward-thinking member of the global wine community determined to make a positive lasting impact on the planet.

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2021/06/19

Savoir Viellir 90 pts and Wine of the week Wine Spectator

Savoir Vieillir
90 points in Wine Spectator Languedoc Roussillon 2021
Fresh-picked raspberry and red plum notes are cast with anise, brick dust and garrigue flavors in this lively, engaging red. Shows good purity, with spice, orange peel and graphite elements coming together on the finish, with moderate tannins. Drink now through 2027. —Gillian Sciaretta

Article here

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2022/04/19

Viticulture at the service of the planet

Published on 04/19/2022 by the Hérault weekly “Le Petit Journal”.

Bringing life back to the soil, promoting a renewed and more virtuous organic agriculture: viticulture can play a significant role for the Earth and for people. Robert Eden, winegrower and activist in the service of the land, who in 2016 created the first BCorp® certified vineyard in Europe, pleads today for the virtuous practices he has developed on his land to inspire other winegrowers. … so that the vineyards are the spearheads of a new agroecology.

Rehabilitate soils through organic enrichment and restore their vitality…

Read the rest of the article : HERE

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2021/03/30

Tout sur le Vin top picks

All about Wine

When we find little organic nuggets , we want to share them without further delay. Before it’s gone, because usually it goes pretty quickly.

Maris Le Zulu Vin de France If we are talking about gouglou wine, then it should be included in these recommendations. Produced by Château Maris, a goldsmith in the Minervois, this wine in the Vin de France appellation is a blend of Syrah, Grenache and Mourvèdre. Easy to drink but with character, this wine is unfiltered, without the addition of sulphite and aged in concrete vats. Served at 16 degrees, it’s delicious. ORGANIC. View the article

Le Zulu 2020 Maris Vin Rouge Bio 2020
Le Zulu 2020 Maris Vin Rouge Bio 2020
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2021/12/10

The wines of Château Maris crossed the Atlantic with the force of the wind.

Published on 10/14/2021

Château Maris, the first European vineyard to obtain B Corporation certification, is one of the 15 vineyards in France with which Riou is working on these trips. All have been selected based on common values ​​of sustainability.

“We have taken measures to reduce our carbon footprint since our conversion to organic in 2002,” explains Robert Eden, winemaker and co-owner of Château Maris. “Grain de Sail partnership was ideal for us because it closes the loop from production to transport.

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2022/01/25

Château Maris in Languedoc: Europe’s 1st Certified B Corp Winery.

Published 01/25/2022 : Grape Experiences – by Cindy

When I think of the Languedoc region in France where I visited a few months ago, my first thoughts are of abundant sunshine, hospitable people, stunning landscapes and wines as unique and fresh as anything I’ve sipped. But there’s another element to the Languedoc that is just as pervasive: a conscientious commitment to the environment on the part of winemakers and winegrowers.

Just recently, I received four wines (as samples) from Château Marisand once I learned more about the owners’ mission, it was obvious that this estate, on many levels, was yet another example of a compelling place to explore in Languedoc. Why? For starters, Chateau Maris is the first European vineyard to obtain B Corporation certification, a label recognized by the UN and European Commission. The certification indicates that Château Maris is transforming “their business into a virtuous force for good: good for workers, good for communities and good for the environment.” At the Château, the goal is to “produce quality wines by adopting practices that respect not only nature, but also the men and women with whom we work.”.

Read the rest of the article: Here

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2021/07/14

Decanter World Wine Awards-Gold Medal Les Planels 2018

Les Planels 2018 received 95 points in the 2021 Deceanter World Wine Awards

Chateau Maris Les Planels 2018 “A fresh, pronounce macerated fruit and floral aromas, lovely juicy and intense pure fruit expression, blackberry, cherries and plums. Silky superfine tannins, complex finish of heady blackberry and blueberry fruit and a delicate sweet spice and floral complexity ”


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2022/02/25

Château Maris is the winner of the 2022 classification “Les Vins de Demain”.

Published February 2022 : La fondation du Vin – le vin de demain

In the ranking of the Fondation du Vin, an association under the 1901 law, which lists innovative, responsible and inspiring initiatives in the world of wine, Château Maris, in Félines Minervois in the Languedoc, which produces only wines in biodynamic culture, has just sent 1200 bottles to the United States, by sailboat. They crossed the Atlantic with Grain de Sail, a cargo sailboat. A new mode of freight transport that is more environmentally friendly and emits 17 times less CO2 than a conventional container ship. The sailboat will export 2 times a year 10,000 AB certified French wines to the United States.

Read the rest of the article: Here

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2022/03/15

Green cargo ships Château Maris sets sail…

Posted on 01/10/2022

M6 talks about Château Maris in the famous daily news “Le 1245”.

A visually enriching report in which we see the seascapes that our wines have crossed and the people without whom the project would not have been possible …

Watch the video: Here from 17 minutes and 20 seconds

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2021/07/30

Elle- Rosés d’été

Summer Rosés

Rose de Nymphe Emue
With Château Maris, we enter the world of philosophy wines,
because Robert Eden is concerned with nature and living things. This pioneer opted for organic and biodynamic fairly early
on. With his partner, they created the first wine cellar made out of hemp bricks.

This rosé with notes of cherry, raspberry and eucalyptus is made with
black grenache. € 13. Ideal on scallops, seared, or with small roasts of hake
and stuffed eggplants. Elle

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2022/05/24

La belle évasion en Cru La Livinière

On August 5 and 6, 15 stopover estates within Cru La Livinière. Taste, play and solve the mystery… in wine estates.

More information on http://www.cru-la-liviniere.com/

FRIDAY: 10:00 a.m./12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m./7:00 p.m.

SATURDAY: 10:00 a.m./12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m./5:00 p.m.

Informations : Syndicat Cru La Livinière 04 68 27 80 00 – la-liviniere@cru-minervois.com

You wish to participate in the Belle Évasion game and try to win a nice batch of bottles* in Cru La Liviniere?

It’s necessary :

• Meet at least 2 domains located in 2 different municipalities, among

the 15 participating domains, and this during the days of August 5 and 6.

• Pass a test relating to the Cru, in each estate visited.

• Solve the mystery of the legend of the Cru with the help of clues given by the winegrowers.

• Return your reply form to the last domain visited, or to Home Minervois Wines in Homps or online: www.cru-la-liviniere.com

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2021/09/29

Chateau Maris, terrific wines – Jeb Dunnuck

« Château Maris is a Minervois estate producing terrific, character-filled wines… » Jeb Dunnuck

South of France: New Releases from the Languedoc and Roussillon
August 11, 2021
This report looks at a handful of producers from the Languedoc and Roussillon, mostly 2018s and 2019s. As I’ve written
in the past, these regions are a treasure trove of beautiful, character-filled wines that sell for a song. I hope you’re able
to give some of these a try!

LES AMANDIERS 2018 – 95 POINTS
My favorite in the lineup from Maris, the 2018 Minervois La Livinière Les Amandiers is largely Syrah (they usually include a small amount of Grenache) and offers a straight-up awesome bouquet of ripe black raspberries, almond, spicy oak, ground pepper, and Asian spices. Rich, full-bodied, and powerful, it has a nicely oaked, concentrated, seamless style, wonderful tannins, and a great, great finish. As with the other 2018s here, it has a slightly more front end-loaded profile, yet it should still have at least 7-8 years, if not a good decade, of prime drinking. It’s another fabulous wine from this estate I wish every reader could taste.


DYNAMIC 2018 – 92 POINTS Readers looking for a rich, complex, meaty Minervois with loads of character should check out the 2018 Minervois La
Livinière Dynamic. Giving up a deep purple hue as well as loads of ripe plum, black raspberry, and currant fruit, it’s medium to full-bodied and has loads of peppery garrigue and assorted meatiness, ripe tannins, a deep, layered midpalate, and a great finish. It’s beautifully done, with a soft, supple, already delicious style geared for enjoying over the coming 3-5 years.

BRAMA 2018 – 92 POINTS All varietal from old vines planted in clay and limestone soils, the 2018 Grenache Gris Brama is a stunner that just about
jumps out of the glass with its exotic lemon and lime zest, flower oil, honeysuckle, buttered toast, and even green almond-like aromatics. These all carry over to the palate where the wine is medium to full-bodied, has a rounded, elegant, seamless texture, an undeniable sense of minerality, good acidity and a great finish. An incredibly classy, delicious, balanced white, it should keep for 2-3 years with no issues, and I suspect it have an interesting evolution even beyond that.

LA TOUGE 2017 – 89/91 POINTS
“Leading off these new releases from Domaine Maris, the 2017 Syrah La Touge (there’s some Grenache in the blend as well) offers plenty of black and blue fruits as well as classic pepper, violets, and earthy aromas and flavors. It’s medium to full-bodied, juicy, balanced, and already delicious.”

Find all the details on JebDunnuck.com

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2021/09/29

Organic Masters 2021: 5 awards for Chateau Maris – The Drinks Business

Five wines from Château Maris have been awarded at the Organic Global Masters 2021 by The Drinks Business : The highest award, Master to Dynamic 2018 and three gold medals Amandiers, the new no sulfer added cuvée Naive and Brama and a silver medal for Savoir Vieillir 2020 .

Brama 2019 GOLD MEDAL Lemon yellow. Some oily richness, stone fruit, youthful, bright too. Palate creamy, hint of nuts. Oily, quite rich, stone fruit, apricot, pear, and some freshness citrus too. Nice balance. Layered. Good. Textural white.

Les Amandiers 2018 – GOLD MEDAL Appearance – Deep red. Nose – Strongly ripe, concentrated cassis nose. Palate – Concentrated and rich. Ripe, generous mouthful, with strong vanilla and cherry oak flavour that is not reflected in any harsh or overextracted tannins. Perhaps a little one-dimensional but has great appeal of ripe and concentrated black fruit. Minty, toasty with masses of blackcurrant fruit and spice. Lovely, serious, structured red with cedar like oak. Serious. Red. Layered, toast and cedar, tannin and freshness, warmth, with core of cherry and blackcurrant. Lovely

DYNAMIC 2018 – GOLD MEDAL Deep ruby, purple rim. Intense, very ripe nose, juicy, ripe black cherry, creamy oak, strawberry jam, pepper. Palate too is intense, juicy, ripe red and dark berry fruit. Lots of high dry fine tannin a touch of strawberry jam, olive, blueberry, pepper, and cherry. Long finish, creamy oak but dry tannin. Touch warming.

SAVOIR VIEILLIR 2020 – GOLD MEDAL
” Deep ruby, purple rim. Some prunes, raisins, intense, blackcurrant, smells slightly sweet and porty. Palate lots of prunes, dried figs, blackcurrant. Dry, touch hollow, medium weight. Lots of tannins, fresh finish. Interesting. Structured red. Layered. “

NAIVE 2020 GOLD MEDAL ” Deep ruby, purple rim. Powerful nose, ripe, dried fruit, prunes. Blackcurrant and cherry.
Palate too has some blackcurrant, ripe cherry, prunes but also a touch of olive, pepper. Long bright finish with red and dark fruit and while there is warming alcohol. Some nice dry tannin. Very good. Persistent, layered, structured warm climate red. A lovely example of an unoaked red. . ”

Discover all the awards on The Drinks Business.

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2021/10/23

GQ selects Savoir Vieillir as Wine of the Week

23/10/2021: Voted wine of the week !

Savoir Vieillir Minervois , Charlie Stein’s favorite

This week’s wine is a ‘lasting business’. Chateau Maris in the south of France is one of the most environmentally friendly vineyards in the world, demonstrable through the wine itself and the cellar in which it is produced. The cellar is literally built from plants …

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2022/05/28

Our success at the Wine & Spirits competition

Published on 05/28/2022 by Wine & Spirits Magazine

We are proud to announce that:

In the category of wines from the south of France, more particularly from the Minervois appellation, two of our cuvées obtained the highest number of points at Wine and Spirits.

The Touge vintage 2019 received a score of 95 points out of 100.

More details on this cuvée: Here

Natural selection vintage 2019 received 94 points out of 100.

Link to wineandspiritsmagazine.com

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2022/09/02

Château Maris, TOP 100 Wineries 2022, Wine & Spirits

” Since the winemaker Robert Eden bought Château Maris in 1997, he gradually converted it into a showcase for sustainable winemaking. The vineyard has been certified organic since 2002, Demeter since 2008, with the addition of the cellar built in hemp in 2012 and additional energy saving measures, the estate obtained BCorp certification in 2016. All this is brought together in Dynamic, from a plot of .4 ha of Syrah in clay-limestone soil at La Livinière . Juicy and delicious right now, although it’s designed to last another decade, at least. “« Best Languedoc, Dynamic 2016, 94 points » Tara Q. Thomas

Wine & Spirits

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2022/09/02

Château Maris in the famous newspaper “The Times”.

Installed in the Minervois since 1997, Robert Eden, grandson of a former British Prime Minister, leads his 45 hectares
biodynamic vines since 2004. He multiplies experiments to go further towards carbon neutrality. Pioneer
in the protection of nature, his cellar is built of hemp and lime bricks, and he chose the sailboat for the expedition of
its wines to New Jersey – 90% of production is exported. On board a 24-meter monohull from the Grain company
de Sail, the bottles sail for a month from Saint-Malo to Port Elizabeth. For Robert Eden, the additional cost of 15% is a
investment: “This crossing marks the beginning of a great adventure. We believe in the future of this type of transport.”

More details in “The Times”

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2022/09/26

Le Fascinant Week-End

From October 14 to 15, Château Maris welcomes you to three different events.

FRIDAY 14 OCTOBER: BIODIVERSITY WALK + TASTING FROM 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

Reservation on this link: https://shop.chateaumaris.com/en/events-tours/146-biodiversity-walk-and-tasting.html

SATURDAY 15 OCTOBER: PAINTING WORKSHOP IN THE VINEYARDS + TASTING FROM 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.


Reservation on this link: https://shop.chateaumaris.com/en/events-tours/119-sketching-at-chateau-maris.html


SATURDAY OCTOBER 15: SEMI GASTRONOMIC FOOD AND WINE PAIRING MEAL AT 7 PM


Reservation on this link: https://www.grandcafeoccitan.com/

Do not hesitate to book the activity or activities that interest you via the links or if you encounter difficulties by email or telephone.


hannah@chateaumaris.com
04 68 91 42 63

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2022/09/29

Château Maris in the famous newspaper “The New Yorker”.

By Adam Iscoe, July 18, 2022

“We’re trying to implement this new wording, so people understand that it’s a cargo ship and a sailboat,” Matthieu Riou, who is the company’s export director, said the other day, stepping aboard Grain de Sail, a two-masted aluminum-hulled schooner. He wore a backward baseball cap, dirty white sneakers, and a T-shirt with an illustration of a woman drinking wine and smoking a cigarette. “The goal is to bring some new stuff to the U.S., wines that have never been distributed in New York City. New types of grapes, new types of techniques.” After twenty-four days at sea, the cargo sailboat, which is registered as an official merchant vessel by the French government, had arrived in New York Harbor, with eight thousand bottles: Château Maris grenache, Ferme de la Sansonniere Chenin Blanc, Charles Heidsieck champagne. A sailor named François Le Naoures said, “This is the first time since Prohibition that we import so much alcohol by sail.”

More details in “The New Yorker

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2022/10/05

Vitisphere talks about our eco-built cellar

By Alexandre Abellan

“When we are biodynamic, we try to capture energy, not consume it”

Robert Eden is at the head of Château Maris (45 hectares of vines in Félines-Minervois, Hérault). The Languedoc estate has the particularity of having a semi-buried hemp cellar. Finalized in 2010, its vat room and cellar have walls made of hemp and lime bricks: good insulation, “it is a material that breathes. The hemp bricks do the filling and are supported by wooden posts,” explains Robert Eden, who adds that each wall is made up of two walls with an intermediate space (emphasizing the insulation and allowing air to circulate)

With 1,000 m² of surface area without air conditioning, this vegetable cellar displays a temperature ranging from 11 to 19°C throughout the year. A thermal buffer that doubles as carbon dioxide capture since its installation

To find out more, here is the rest of the article : Vitisphere

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2022/10/19

Rosé de Nymphe paired with high gastronomy

By Bernard Van De Kerckhove

Last March, there were many chefs for this trip to the provinces, to Cognac, the first of its kind for the famous red guide and the presentation of its winners of the year. Many and eager to know what star sauce they were going to be eaten. Each in turn: it’s up to us to discover the dishes of those who are simmering that day while waiting for the results.

Restaurant Le Meurice Alain Ducasse** (Paris)

Chef Amaury Bouhours is at work in this historic Palace whose restaurant decor was orchestrated by Philippe Starck. He offers us a superb barely cooked Noirmoutier sea bream, carrot from Allonnes, marigold, smoked yoghurt. The ideal would have been a “cocktail” around Saké Nakamura from Kanagawa prefecture associated with Leche juice from
Tiger present in the dish and seasoned with Espelette pepper and ginger, a nod to Nikkei cuisine, a meeting of Peruvian and Japanese culture. The chef won’t blame us for having chosen for the occasion a seasonal rose with a promising name: “Rose de nymphe Émue” from Maris (AOC Languedoc).

To know more about the restaurant click : HERE

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2022/12/05

The 2022 Drinks Business-Green Awards Special Commendation

Chateau Maris received a special commendation for the Drinks BusinessBest Logistics and Supply Chain Green Initiative.

The annual awards celebrate brands and individuals that do so much more than simply pay lip service to sustainability. The 2022 winners have shown extraordinary commitment and creativity in putting the green agenda at the heart of their businesses, extending it to every possible corner and crevice.

Commendation: Château Maris

Chateau Maris contined their green efforts in 2022 with 2 transatlantic wine shipments via solar powered sailboat with the Breton company Grain de Sail . Using this form of transportation reduces carbon emissions by up to 90 % and reduces noise pollution and collisions with living creatures in the air and sea.

Our second initiative in 2022 is the installation of a copper wine tank in our café, thus reducing waste of bottles, boxes and plastic film as wines by the glass and café as served from this eco-friendly container. It currently serves as a test project with the goal to expand to wider use in the restaurant and entertainment industry.

Discover all the awards on The Drinks Business.

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2023/01/02

5 Château Maris methods to reduce its carbon footprint

BY LM ARCHER

In November 2022, Château Maris in Languedoc received the Robert Parker Green Emblem, one of only 40 wineries worldwide to have achieved the distinction for “efforts far beyond the requirements of organic and biodynamic certification”.

This is no accident, but a cornerstone of the winery’s “outstanding” sustainability efforts. In 2002, Chateau Maris co-owner and winemaker Robert Eden converted the estate to biodynamics and in 2016 achieved the first B Corp winery and winery certification in Europe.

Part visionary, part maverick, and debauched prankster, this snowy-bearded British-born force of nature strives to reduce Château Maris’ carbon footprint in a number of ways.

To discover these different ways in the article, click HERE

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2023/01/05

Les Amandiers among the favorite wines of the Decanter

Olivia Mason, January 4, 2023

“Reviting reds of the Languedoc”

Tasty and satisfying are among the most common descriptors used by our judges at the Decanter World Wine Awards to describe the best Languedoc red wines in the south of France.

Languedoc AOP wines can be complex, revealing a host of tantalizing aromas and flavors to delve into, particularly from the region’s top appellations and named sub-zones such as Minervois La Livinière, La Clape or Corbières-Boutenac.

“We are always looking for harmony, balance, poise and subtlety; wines that embody that particular regional style with panache and style”

– Andrew Jefford, DWWA Co-Chair

Château Maris, The Almond Trees 2018

95 Gold

Notes of sweet vanilla follow intense aromas of minty cherry, as well as cedar wood and smoky oak. A rich, generous palate, with ripe blackberries and velvety tannins, and a dark chocolate finish. Alc 15%

More about the article HERE

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2022/11/22

Chateau Maris receives the Robert Parker Green Emblem

By Robert Parker, Wine Advocate

Chateau Maris is one of only 40 wineries in the world who have achieved this distinction alongside others such as Chateau Cheval Blanc, Domaine Leroy & Domaine d’Auvenay, Henschke, Ridge Vineyards

The Robert Parker Green Emblem is given in recognition of the most extraordinary cases of sustainable efforts in our wine industry. The distinction is awarded to producers/wineries that have achieved outstanding levels of sustainability. It is very rarely given out, and only after careful consideration of firsthand reviewer knowledge.

The producer needs excel in areas including community efforts toward long-term environmental health, biodiversity and efforts toward improving the larger social issue impacts of wine production. They are true ambassadors, leading the charge to make our industry and our planet a better place for current and future generations. Once a winery is awarded this distinction, all of their wines will carry the Robert Parker Green Emblem symbol going forward, until changes at the winery may result in the distinction being rescinded.

To know more about the article click : https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4719793

Document The Wine Advocate Team

Robert Parker link : https://www.robertparker.com/

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2023/03/06

The New York Times recommends our wines

A selection was made among which we are at the top of the most pleasant and cheap wines.
“20 wines under $20: finding bargains amidst inflation”


Maris Pays d’Oc Rouge IGP 2020, 14%, $14.99

Pays d’Oc is a great region in the south of France for wines that don’t conform to the stricter rules of the Languedoc or Roussillon appellations, which makes sense for Maris, a kind of maverick producer who grows organically with a focus on biodiversity and the environment. This bottle (70% Merlot, 30% Syrah) is juicy, concentrated, refreshing and excellent value. (Vintners Alliance, New Rochelle, NY)

More details here : https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/09/dining/drinks/wines-under-20-dollars-inflation.html

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2023/04/17

Gold Medal Bettane + Desseauve

We are proud to announce that our “La Touge” 2020 vintage has been awarded a magnificent Gold Medal at the Bettane and Desseauve pleasure prize competition

“La Touge, Château Maris, Minervois-La-Livinière, Red, 2020, gold. A red wine with a delicate nose and a fruity, round mouth whose silky, persistent tannins stretch out a masterful finish in fine style. Immense value for money.”

More details here: https://www.mybettanedesseauve.fr/

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2023/03/08

Video in the heart of Château Maris

In this episode 2, we send Laura and Clément, two subscribers of Le Petit Ballon, to blend the Petit Ballon subscribers’ cuvée at Château Maris, in the heart of the Languedoc!

A very instructive video with beautiful images of our beautiful nature…

An opportunity to discover the world of Robert Eden, the winemaker at Château Maris: a nature lover who works with respect for the soil and the vines. Under the watchful eye of Ambre, our wine adventurer, and Jean-Michel Deluc, the sommelier of Le Petit Ballon, our two subscribers will discover blending, i.e. the subtle art of mixing several wines to create a unique wine.

Link to the video : EN VADROUILLE ! Épisode 2 : La cuvée des abonnés au Château Maris | Le Petit Ballon

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2023/08/24

Top marks for our wines

On Wednesday August 16, Jeb Dunnuck published the scores and ratings for our wines. We’re delighted with their success and with the fact that our efforts to work in an environmentally-friendly way are bearing fruit.

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2023/10/31

La Touge 94/100 Decanter world wine awards

In Decanter’s most comprehensive report on the Languedoc – and its key appellations – to date, Natalie Earl tasted more than 900 latest releases, mostly from 2022, 2021 and 2020 and gives her verdict on the vintages, the top-scoring wines plus the producers to look out for.

56 wines stood out from this 900-strong tasting.

Our cuvée “La Touge” 2020 earned a place among the top wines with a score of 94/100.

We’re proud to receive this comment on our emblematic cuvée.

Natalie Earl from DECANTER :

Gorgeously fragrant, freshly picked strawberries layered with bundles of fresh rosemary, mint and lemon thyme. An incredibly pure expression of fruits and wild herbs, building up to an exquisite cascade of ripe red berries. A mouthwatering wine with a real crunch on the finish, a beautiful texture and a finish laced with bitter chocolate. A real success.

Read the article in detail on: https://www.decanter.com/premium/languedoc-report-2023-latest-releases-tasted-515229/

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2024/01/05

Our notes by James Suckling

The glowing scores awarded to our wines by tasting expert James Suckling reflect the quintessence of our commitment to oenological excellence at Château Maris, highlighting the subtle aromas and fine flavours that characterise each of our vintages.

James Suckling is a leading figure in the world of wine, renowned for his unrivalled expertise in tasting and his infectious passion for oenology. A wine critic, journalist and writer, Suckling has devoted much of his career to exploring the world’s vineyards and evaluating its most exquisite nectars.

A former editor-in-chief of Wine Spectator magazine, Suckling has made a significant contribution to elevating wine criticism to a refined art form. His detailed approach and ability to translate the subtle nuances of a wine into captivating words make his reviews indispensable references for wine connoisseurs and producers alike.

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2023/12/05

The secrets of Château Maris soil

By Caroline Gaillard, from Midi Libre:

On the occasion of World Soil Day, Caroline Gaillard, journalist for Midi Libre, wanted to focus on organic estates that are taking steps to help preserve the soil. She kindly came to discover our practices, which are beneficial to the environment and improve the quality of our wines.

“In the vineyard, when the soil works well, everything goes!”

Read the article in french:

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2024/02/01

Forbes : Mediterranean vineyards have solutions to reduce emissions and combat climate change

Michelle Williams from “FORBES” January 10, 2024

Today we are privileged to present an exclusive Forbes article highlighting the excellence and innovation at the heart of Château Maris. As the world moves increasingly towards sustainable practices, our winery stands out for its unwavering commitment to preserving the environment, while producing wines of exceptional quality.

Discover how we are setting new standards, successfully combining a passion for wine with environmental responsibility. Forests, soils and vines come together in harmony, creating a wine experience that transcends the expectations of today’s market. Enter the captivating world of Château Maris, where tradition meets innovation with absolute respect for the planet. Thanks again to Michelle Williams of the famous “Forbes” media for highlighting our approach and our story.

Find out more about the article: HERE

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