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Wine description for Cortado IGP 2024 by Majas
- Colour & appearance
- A transparent, luminous ruby red – pale, clear and almost playful. One can see at a glance that this wine favours lightness and freshness over weight.
- Nose
- An instantly joyful bouquet: cherries, grenadine, lingonberries, wild strawberries and raspberries, complemented by delicate notes of almonds and gianduja. Fresh, inviting and entirely without heaviness.
- Palate
- A gloriously uncomplicated red summer wine: juicy sour cherries, again lingonberries and redcurrants, with a touch of earth and pepper. The acidity is agile, the tannins round – fruity, fresh yet decidedly elegant. At just 11.5% alcohol, this is a wine best served lightly chilled.
- Terroir & origin
- From Caudiès-de-Fenouillèdes, at the foot of the Pyrenees – the only winegrowing area in Roussillon classified as “mountainous”. The vines, around 20 years old, are planted on clay and limestone with some schist. Here, where Alain Carrère and his wife Agnès have been working since 1992, wines of low alcohol and pronounced minerality are born.
- Grape varieties & vinification
- An unusual cuvée of equal parts 50% Pinot Noir and Vermentino (Rolle) – a genuine rarity for this region. After hand-harvesting, the grapes were destemmed and fermented spontaneously, separately by variety, in stainless steel. The Pinot Noir underwent four days of maceration, while the Vermentino was pressed directly. Maturation took place in concrete tanks on the fine lees, without sulphites – only a minimal addition was made at bottling. The wine was not filtered.
- Food recommendations
- A wine for balmy evenings: perfect with charcuterie, grilled vegetable skewers, pasta with tomato sauce or marinated salmon. Also a delight on its own, served lightly chilled.
- Special features
- The combination of Pinot Noir and Vermentino is highly unusual for Roussillon – a wine that demonstrates just how experimental yet accessible the work at Domaine de Majas truly is. Light, fresh, low in alcohol and with remarkable aromatic density.
Profile
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| Winemaker | Majas |
| Country | France |
| Region | Roussillon |
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| Allergens | Contains sulphites |
| Manufacturer | Domaine de Majas, 21 rue de la Bartasse, 66220 Caudiès de Fenouillèdes / France |
| Complete product name | Majas - Cortado IGP 2024 |
