Ùnic Côtes Catalanes rouge IGP 2022

Wine description for Ùnic Côtes Catalanes rouge IGP 2022 by Roc des Anges

Colour & appearance

A transparent cherry red with a delicate violet sheen – the colour already reveals that clarity, rather than concentration, was the aim here.

Nose

Subtle and restrained, like a wine that has nothing to prove. Red berries, partly crisp, partly ripe and soft. Alongside these, liquorice, a hint of garrigue and the floral note of violet blossoms. No perfume dispenser – rather a quiet speaker.

Palate

Here Marjorie Gallet’s signature is evident: less is more. Ripe red fruit meets fine minerality and a distinct liquorice note. The tannins are silky, the acidity ripe and present. The wine flows swiftly, without heaviness, with tension and drinkability. A Grenache that relies on elegance rather than power.

Finish

Brief yet delicious – the fruit lingers, the spice remains. Not a long finale, but one that immediately invites you to raise your glass again.

Terroir & origin

The vines are located in the Piémont Pyrénéen Oriental, planted in 1991 on decomposed, clay-rich schist with sand. At Roc des Anges in Montner, on the northern slope of Força Real, this combination of cool nights and water-retaining rock yields wines of remarkable freshness.

Grape variety & vinification

Pure Grenache Noir, fermented as whole bunches. Maturation took place in neutral wood and concrete – no trace of vanilla or roasted aromas, only the pure fruit and the soil.

Food recommendations

Lamb tagine with plums and preserved lemons – the Mediterranean spiciness of the wine mirrors the flavours of the tagine. Roasted vegetables with chickpea fritters and cheese – the fine acidity cuts through the richness. Polenta with porcini mushrooms and radicchio – the earthy notes meet the liquorice fruit of the Grenache.

Special characteristics

An entry-level wine that is anything but. While many Grenaches from Roussillon focus on opulence, Ùnic takes the opposite approach: transparency instead of density, freshness instead of jamminess. The result is a wine of meditative calm – and proof that the Gallets bring their full skill even to a “simple” Grenache.