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Domaine Beekborne - Gosse Kicourt 2022
Domaine Beekborne - Gosse Kicourt 2022
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The Wine & The Maker
Winemaker: Patrick Carmans & Katrien Vanderschot
Region: Meer, Gossoncourt / Hélécine, Belgium
Grapes: Pinot Gris
The Story
Gosse Kicourt is a wonderfully Belgian construction. The Pinot Gris grows in the tiny Meer vineyard near Gossoncourt, just on the Flemish side of Belgium's language border. The grapes then travel to Hélécine in Wallonia, where Patrick Carmans and Katrien Vanderschot turn them into wine. Grown Flemish, raised Walloon. It doesn't get much more Belgian than that.
Domaine Beekborne makes this entirely from Pinot Gris and rather fittingly describes it as a “rock & roll” single-variety wine. That's fairly representative of the domaine in general: small vineyards, classic European grape varieties and natural winemaking using yeasts originating from their own terroir. Their vineyards are based largely on clay soils, with experimentation and discovering what Belgian terroir can do taking precedence over trying to imitate an established wine region.
That's also what makes Gosse Kicourt interesting. Pinot Gris normally points you towards Alsace or northern Italy. Here, the same grape comes from a tiny Belgian vineyard with an identity entirely of its own.
The Vibe & Tasting Notes
This isn't anonymous Pinot Grigio made for mindless drinking. Pinot Gris naturally brings a little more weight, ripe fruit and texture, while Belgium's cool climate keeps things fresh. A bottle for anyone who likes drinking outside the usual wine map. Serve lightly chilled with fried fish, poultry, creamy vegetable dishes or soft cheeses.
How does it work?
How does it work?
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Why natural wine costs more, and why it’s worth it
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No shortcuts
Growers who refuse pesticides and chemical additives accept that they’ll lose a significant part of their harvest to weather, disease, and unpredictable nature, but they do it to keep their wines pure, alive, and honest.
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Risk and loss
Nature swings between plenty and scarcity; frost, hail, heat and ferments can erase volumes, fewer bottles must carry the farm’s costs, with ageing measures adding expense to keep the wine clean and true over time.
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Integrity and handwork
Hands replace chemicals: they weed, manage canopies, pick, and sort by hand; presses and gravity moves protect texture, while cleanliness and patient ageing deliver purity without shortcuts, increasing labor but preserving integrity in every bottle.
