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Pi Vell, Côtes Catalanes blanc IGP 2019

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  • 🍇 Color: Bright lemon yellow with luminous reflections.
  • 🌺 Aroma: Wild fennel pollen, a little aniseed and green mandarin, complemented by white pepper, mace, tarragon and crushed oyster shells.
  • 🍷 Taste: Focussed, puristic and clear with astringent minerality and vibrant acidity. Salty with a linear structure and ethereal length.
  • 🎭 Character: A muscular bush with a sinewy stature, fragrant and floating with a cool finish.
  • 🍽️ Food recommendation: Grilled artichokes with couscous and labneh, grilled razor clams with parsley, lemon and garlic, grilled piglet belly with fennel and cabbage salad.
  • Special features: Wine from vineyards dating back to 1947, grown on pure slate with a mineral texture.
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Tasting note from from 07.06.2021, Copyright Sebastian Bordthäuser

Marjorie and Stéphane Gallet met at the agricultural college in Perpignan, but initially went their separate ways. It was their shared passion for horses and later wine that brought them together again. At that time, Stéphane worked on a larger farm in Maury, while Marjorie gained her first practical experience in biodynamics in Calce near Gauby. In 2003 she borrowed money from friends and started her own business. The site was actually called Roc Blanc, named after a white quartz vein protruding from the black slate. However, Marjorie decided to rename it Roc des Anges. In the meantime, the winery is one of the top addresses in the region and comprises 30 hectares of vines on a mosaic of different soils.

The Pi Vell is named after an old pine tree on the Pic de Bugarach, the highest peak in the Corbières mountains. At an altitude of 260 metres, it offers an excellent view of the Pyrenees. The vineyards, planted in 1947, are 100% planted with Macabeu, which grows there on pure slate. Wind, rock and light condense in the texture and unique minerality of this wine.

Color

Bright lemon yellow with luminous reflections.

Nose

On the nose, the 2019 Pi Vell shows the essence of Macabeu without getting lost in garrulity. Wild fennel pollen, a little aniseed and green mandarin are balanced by white pepper, mace, tarragon and poked oyster shells. To get to this information more quickly, it is advisable to plunge this Macabeu monument headfirst into the carafe and definitely not to serve it too cold.

Mouth

Focused, puristic and clear on the nose, it quickly picks up speed. As a haptic experience, it relies on that special mouthfeel that marries sparse minerality with palate-tickling astringency and vibrating acidity for drinking pleasure of the first order. Salty with a linear flow, it is a muscular bush with a sinewy slender stature. Fragrant, floating and ethereal with enormous length and a cool finish.

Food recommendations from Sebastian Bordthäuser

  • Grilled artichokes with couscous and labneh
  • Grilled razor clams with parsley, lemon and garlic
  • Grilled piglet belly with fennel and cabbage salad

Winemaker

Roc des Anges

Country

France

Region

Roussillon

Vintage

Variety

Content

750ml

Alcohol content

12.5% Vol.

Residual sweetness

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Drinking temperature

11.0

Allergens

Contains sulphites

Manufacturer

Marjorie et Stéphane Gallet, 1 Route de Montner, 66720 Latour de France / France

Complete product name

Roc des Anges - Pi Vell, Côtes Catalanes blanc IGP 2019

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