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A brilliant, luminous, yellow gold wine with green reflections. 2021, with its replenishing winter rains, very cold spring, and dry summer gave us high quality wines at the Domaine. Late pruning pushed back the ripening date of the Roussanne, resulting in aromas of broom flower, gingerbread, and fresh almond, accompanied by curry, aniseed, and white pepper. A period in barrel added complexity and elegance. The Grenache Gris leads with notes of preserved citrus, whist also expressing a lovely minerality characteristic of this altitude terroir. Green apple, rose, lychee and white peach dominate the first palate, followed by touches of mint and nutty notes. A stunning white, of typically continental character, that is both distinguished and generous. Its superb evolution in bottle places it amongst the greatest white wines of the Languedoc.

Technical sheet

Appellation

IGP Val de Dagne

Vintage

2021

Varieties

Roussanne 70 %, Grenache gris 30 %

Alcohol

12.5 % alc./vol

Terroir

The Val de Dagne sits at the foot of the Alaric Mountain in the northern Corbières hills. The slopes are of sandy clay with sedimentary chalk.

Vinification

The grapes for this wine come from our Roussanne and Grenache Gris vines. They were picked by hand by the whole Calmel & Joseph team, and for this micro-cuvee we choose only the best bunches on vines growing on the “tips” (the end of short rows) of our vineyard. They are then destemmed without crushing and pressed without prior maceration. The must is settled by a process of natural sedimentation after 24 hours. Fermentation is thermoregulated at 16-17°C for around 15 days, after which the wine, together with its fine lees, is transferred into 228 litre barrels.