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Le Roc Des Anges IGP Cotes Catalanes Asterolide 2016

France, Roussillon
Biodynamic

It was named "star-shaped" because of the small star-shaped, wild yellow flowers that spread all over the astrolide plot.

Country France
Region Roussillon
Appellation VDP Cotes Catalanes
Winery Domaine le Roc des Anges
Vintage 2016
Color Red
Varietal(s) 100% Mourvèdre
¥5,451  (incl. tax)

It was named "star-shaped" because of the small star-shaped, wild yellow flowers that spread all over the astrolide plot.

Country France
Region Roussillon
Appellation VDP Cotes Catalanes
Winery Domaine le Roc des Anges
Vintage 2016
Color Red
Varietal(s) 100% Mourvèdre
Owning & Enjoying

Tasting notes

You will sent a pleasant wildness, aged fruit and Mediterranean herbs and scrubs aromas.
The mouth is soft, with velvet-like tannins, juicy and fresh.

Data
Closure Cork
Volume 750ml
Product Code 16R107
MLF yes
Inventory In Stock (37)
Winery

Winery Description

Roc Des anges was founded in Febuary 2001. A Carignan vine planted on a vein of quartz is biheind the origin of the name. a white soil surrounded by black schist: the “Lieu-Dit” is called “Roc Blanc” which translates as White Rock. Angels where chosen to symbolize the vein of quartz, and Roc Blanc became Roc Des Anges (Roc of the Angles).

The Terroir
 The vineyard lies on topsoil of very old schist (750 million years) soft and flaky, drived from the compaction of pure clay. The bedrock is less than one meter deep. It’s very friable, wich allows an excellent root penetration. These conditions give the vines a chance to get a second wind as June brings drought and warm weather.

The Vinification and aging
Simplicity is the rule, yet it is the most difficult to follow. They observe, they taste, they wait, and they guide the wine toward the fullest expression of terroir. The aging requirement varies according to vintages. Many of the wines are aged in concrete vats: the wine breath and the fruit is reserved. Aging in wood allows the more tight and reticent wines to soften and open up. For this reason they buy premium Burgundy barrels (3 to 5 years of age), and a few new barrels.

Marjorie and Stephane Gallet
Marjorie was exposed to wine at an early age (she grew up near Côte Rôtie), she earned her degree at Montpellier while doing apprenticeships with Yves Cuilleron and Pierre Gaillard in the northern Rhone.

 

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