Oiseau Rare White 2025
AOC Côtes du Roussillon
OISEAU RARE Blanc embodies the luminous expression of MAS AMIEL. It offers a pure, precise, and intensely vibrant style, driven by the blend of Grenache Blanc and Maccabeu.
The character of the Grenache Blanc and Maccabeu asserts itself immediately with a bright, taut nose defined by fresh, crisp grapes, before opening up to reveal a basket of ripe citrus, juicy pear, and white peach.
It is an aromatic origami where notes of white flowers, lemon zest, and fresh almond mingle with dried herbs, fennel, and warm stone. A textural origami, too: the palate is tactile and saline, stretching out with breadth and gaining creaminess without ever losing its freshness, sustained by a lingering, mouth-watering finish.
This is the signature of schist and its sculpted minerality; one tastes the light of the rock itself. OISEAU RARE Blanc is a wine that epitomizes the identity and style of MAS AMIEL’s great white wines.
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A blend of indigenous grape varieties-predominantly Grenache Blanc, along with Maccabeu—from the heart of Mas Amiel.
Oiseau Rare is a selection from a few old white-grape vines at the heart of Mas Amiel, situated on the calcschist slopes of the Mas Amiel and Las Fredas vineyard sites.
Hand-harvested and directly pressed, the grapes are vinified at low temperatures (17°C) using the estate's indigenous yeasts, without oenological additives or added sulfites prior to bottling, in order to preserve the fruit's full freshness and purity.
This blend is aged for eight months in small concrete tanks and stoneware jars. These materials preserve the wine's vibrancy and the freshness of its fruit character. OISEAU RARE is aged without sulfites until spring, at which point a small amount of sulfite is added at bottling to support the wine during cellaring.
CELLARING POTENTIAL
CELLARING POTENTIAL10 years.
TASTING
TASTINGServe at 11–12°C.
Alcohol: 13.32% vol.
Total SO2: 56 mg/L
Residual sugars: 0
pH: 3.24
Total acidity: 3.57 g
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THE ADVANTAGES OF THE MAS AMIEL SHOP
OISEAU RARE WHITE
OISEAU RARE Blanc is the most luminous expression of MAS AMIEL’s fine white wines. Born from old vines cultivated biodynamically on the estate’s schist soils, it reveals the full freshness and precision of Grenache Blanc and Maccabeu. It is a pure, vibrant, and saline wine, where white fruit, citrus, and minerality blend elegantly to deliver an intense, refined tasting experience deeply rooted in its terroir.
Purity & Minerality
The expression of schist
Born from the estate's finest vineyard plots, OISEAU RARE Blanc reveals a fresh, saline, and luminous palate.
Its notes of white fruit, citrus, and flowers unfold with precision, delivering a wine of great elegance.
Roussillon White Blend
GRAPE VARIETIES
A blend of Grenache Blanc (predominantly) and Maccabeu, OISEAU RARE Blanc expresses the full richness of the MAS AMIEL terroirs. The combination of these two indigenous grape varieties marries vibrant fruit, freshness, minerality, and energy to create a precise, elegant white wine that is deeply rooted in its origins.
LIGHT & MINERALITY
TASTING
OISEAU RARE Blanc expresses the full finesse of the Mas Amiel schist soils. The blend of Grenache Blanc and Maccabeu reveals a vibrant wine with notes of white fruit, citrus, and flowers, underpinned by a saline, precise, and intensely fresh palate.
Direct pressing after harvest
winemaking
Harvested by hand, plot by plot, the grapes are pressed immediately to preserve their full freshness. Fermentation takes place at 17°C using the estate's indigenous yeasts, without oenological additives or added sulfites, right up to bottling. This respectful approach reveals the full energy, purity, and precision of the fruit.
FOOD AND WINE PAIRINGS
OISEAU RARE Blanc pairs beautifully with sophisticated dishes such as lightly seared langoustines with wilted wild fennel, or line-caught turbot roasted on the bone served with purple artichokes. It is also a perfect match for cheese—for instance, an aged sheep’s milk Tomme from the Pyrenees with a slightly crystallized texture.
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As the flagship wine of MAS AMIEL, OISEAU RARE offers a pure, precise, and dynamic style. The Grenache character makes an immediate impression with a nose redolent of fresh, juicy grapes, before shifting to a basket of fresh strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries.
It is an aromatic origami where notes of dried rose petals mingle with wild cherry and rockrose. An origami of textures, too: the palate is rich and fruit-forward, becoming creamy and mouth-watering. Powdery, refreshing tannins bear the signature of the schist soil and its mineral complexity; one tastes the fruit of the rock itself. OISEAU RARE is the definitive expression of the identity and style of MAS AMIEL’s old-vine Grenache.
