Roc des Anges, Cotes Catalanes Rouge 'Carignan 1903', 2023 BFCM 2021 aging in big old casks

aging in big old casks

There's history in this wine: it's the only expression of this specific cru thanks to Ronchi's monopole status

from vines Grandpa planted over a century ago

making some of the most consistently brilliant Rieslings in the Mosel

wet rock and a bright

Roc des Anges, Cotes Catalanes Rouge 'Carignan 1903', 2023 BFCM 2021 aging in big old casksThe vines behind this wine were planted in 1903. They have outlasted two world wars, the collapse of the Roussillon's fortified wine trade, and decades in which growers were paid subsidies to tear Carignan out of the ground. Marjorie Gallet farms them biodynamically and bottles them on their own, which takes some nerve Carignan punishes generous yields and rewards exactly this kind of ancient, stingy vine. The result is dark and savory rather than