Clos Del Rey - Episcata 2021
L'Episcata is a single plot cuvee, the twin brother of l'Aragone. To celebrate its birth, the artist Philippe Laborderie has created a magnificent label around the theme of the terroir. This cuvee comes from very old Grenache vines which give a juicy, delicious and fresh wine.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Region | Roussillon |
| Appellation | Cotes du Roussillon |
| Winery | Clos del Rey |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Color | Red |
| Grapes | Grenache |
L'Episcata is a single plot cuvee, the twin brother of l'Aragone. To celebrate its birth, the artist Philippe Laborderie has created a magnificent label around the theme of the terroir. This cuvee comes from very old Grenache vines which give a juicy, delicious and fresh wine.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Region | Roussillon |
| Appellation | Cotes du Roussillon |
| Winery | Clos del Rey |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Color | Red |
| Grapes | Grenache |
Tasting notes
On the nose, black fruits, blackcurrant and blueberry then evolves into red fruits, raspberry and strawberry. The wine is medium to full-bodied, magnificent juice, lots of fruit, very ripe and fine-grained tannins, very sweet spices with nice freshness and a magnificent minerality. A very long finish on cool notes of menthol and crushed stone.
Viticulture
Grenache noir vines over 50 years old on black schist osemarl soils, asingle-cell cuvée in the Episcata area.
Vinification
Aged for 12months in concrete tanks then bottled.
| Closure | Natural Cork |
|---|---|
| Volume | 750ml |
| Product Code | 21R294 |
| MLF | yes |
| Inventory | In Stock (186) |
Winery Description
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
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