Chateau Saint-Roch Chimeres Cotes Du Roussillon

Country: France Region: Languedoc 

Varietal: Grenache & Carignan Vintage: 2022

Colour: Red Style: Dry

Producer: Chateau Saint Roch

Description:
The terroir is composed of clayey-schist slopes with a limestone base and an altitude varying between 120 and 470 meters. The wine displays a fine nose with notes of wild herbs. Fresh aromas of redcurrant and a powerful kick of kirsch. There is a distinct whiff of rosemary, and a little charred oak, with tight tannins that will get to grips with grilled meat.

Hand-harvested into small crates with a first selection as the bunches are cut, and then a second sorting of grapes at the cellar door. The fermentation is kept between 20-23°C to maximise the fruit expression and the wine is macerated for 4 weeks with both pumping over and pigeages. 60% of the wine is matured in new and one wine oak barrel during 6 months.

92/100 - "Such a dense, packed and generous red blend of grenache, Carignan and Syrah. The nose shows notes of blackberries, cassis, roasted meat, dark chocolate, dried thyme, bay leaves and baking spices. Full-bodied with creamy tannins. Compact with generous berry character and plenty of spices toward the long and focused finish. Drink or hold."
- James Suckling, JamesSuckling.com

Tasting Notes:
This awesome Côtes du Roussillon Villages has amplified aromas of squeezed black cherries, with just a touch of prune juice. It is vibrant, sumptuous, honest and delicious, with a wealth of fruit character and hints of cured meat and rusty nail underneath. There is fresh acidity to balance all the concentration and ripeness, bringing about a well-proportioned whole.