Mialbec 2022

Name: Mialbec 2022
Brand: Ormiale
SKU: domercqmorrison-malbec-2022-12.5%-750ml
Price: 90.00 SGD
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A name born at home and a first for the estate. Mialbec or (Ormiale + Malbec) marks Ormiale’s inaugural 100% Malbec cuvée, sourced from beautifully exposed soils and shaped by a warm, generous vintage.

The wine was aged entirely in demi-johns (dames-jeannes) in the cool Saint-Émilion cellar, preserving freshness and purity. Aromatically precise, it opens on vivid cherry and early-season black fruit, lifted rather than overripe. The palate is focused and direct, unmistakably Malbec yet boasting clarity, tension, and a sense of restraint that allows the fruit and site to speak.

A confident, unforced expression of Malbec, handled with care and neutrality.

This is a full bodied natural red wine.

Technical Details

Region: Bordeaux, France
Grape(s): Malbec
Type: Full-bodied red wine
Farming: Organically managed
Added SO2:  No
ABV: 12.5%
Winemaking: Hand harvested, destemmed, fermented in fiberglass tanks and aged for a year in dames-jeannes. 626 bottles produced.

About Ormiale

Founded in 2007 by Fabrice and Jasper, Ormiale began as a deeply personal project rooted in curiosity, patience, and a desire to work outside convention. Based in an old limestone quarry in the heart of Saint-Émilion, the estate operates beyond appellation constraints, allowing complete freedom in both the vineyard and the cellar.

Farming is thoughtful and hands-on, while winemaking follows a low-intervention approach: native fermentations, no fining or filtration, and extended ageing that often stretches over years. Some cuvées evolve slowly on lees or under a veil of yeast, developing texture and quiet complexity over time. One might argue, Fabrice is an artist and grape juices is his medium of choice for this project.

Ormiale’s wines are unforced and expressive, offering an intimate, alternative vision of not just wines from Bordeaux but wines in itself, one shaped by trust in the land, the vintage, and time itself.