Clos del Rey - Chiraz 2021
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.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Region | Roussillon |
| Appellation | Cotes du Roussillon |
| Winery | Clos del Rey |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Color | Red |
| Grapes | Syrah |
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.
| Country | France |
|---|---|
| Region | Roussillon |
| Appellation | Cotes du Roussillon |
| Winery | Clos del Rey |
| Vintage | 2021 |
| Color | Red |
| Grapes | Syrah |
Tasting notes
Intense aromatic nose of blackcurrant, violets and black currants, soft tannins, concentrated taste and length.
Terroir
Located under the Episcata plot, on complex soils of black schistose marland limestone.
Viticulture
It's their oldest plot of syrah.
Vinification
Harvesting is done by hand. Grapes are sorted in the cellar.
Fermentation with temperature control, daily punching down during fermentation.
Maceration between 3 and 4 weeks then matured for 12months in concrete tanks then bottled.
| Closure | Crown |
|---|---|
| Volume | 750ml |
| Product Code | 21R295 |
| Inventory | In Stock (34) |
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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