Clos del Rey
Jacques Montagne started the Clos del Rey in 2001. His grandparents were already making dry table wine from the family’s choice properties in Maury. His son Julien, who has worked for the Mas Amiel, joined him in 2015.
The high-elevation vineyards southeast of the village, where much of their fruit grows, preserves freshness and warded off dehydration but produce enough juice to make wine.
This particularity combine to the wine making process of Montagne’s family make hight quality wines every year.
The Clos del Rey turns out fantastic wines that are rich, fine, concentrated yet are not overdone. The balance is always there.
Terroir
All the plots are naturally protected by the guarrigue (made of thym, rosemarie and cistes). The soil is composed of clay and limestone with lot of iron at 300m altitude.
Grapes
the syrah is 15 years old, the grenache and carignan are 50 years old and some are 120 years old
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Region | Roussillon |
| Appellation | Cotes du Roussillon, Cotes du Roussillon village |
From this Winery
A complex, rich and authentic wine that truly shows its Mediterranean influences.
From very old vines of Carignan, this cuvee, through its purity and softness, brings plenty of pleasure.
About the label: It's written in Persia. It is a nod to the city of Shiraz in Iran, long considered the cradle of Syrah, the painting illustrates this with the desert and the vine growing in the middle.
Lush, fruity, herbal, mineral flavours; you can smell the sunshine!