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Domaine Modat - Côtes du Roussillon Comme Avant 2018

Roussillon

Red

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4/5 (3 customers)

2*Étoiles

Hachette

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90/100

Bettane & Desseauve

silky
balanced
gourmet
barbecue

"Memories, memories..."

"A long 18-month ageing period in demi-muids, followed by two years' rest in the bottle for this intense Caramany, which opens unreservedly with red fruit (cherry, strawberry) enhanced by a hint of leather. The attack is fresh and fine, the development full, round and delicate, around red fruits and melted tannins. Excellent balance and cellaring potential". (Le Guide Hachette 2024)

Features

Estate

Domaine Modat

Cuvée

Comme Avant

Vintage

2018

Designation

Côtes du Roussillon Villages Caramany

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

70% Carignan, 15% Syrah, 15% Grenache Noir

Viticulture

Certified organic and biodynamic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Destemming, pre-fermentation cold maceration for 24 hours, 18 to 24 days of alcoholic fermentation with light punching of the cap.

Breeding

18 months in concrete vats and 30% old barrels, then two years in bottles

Alcohol content

14%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Garnet color

Nose

Black fruits and humus, spices and citrus fruit.

Mouth

Light, silky texture, fresh and spicy, silky tannins, gourmet taste.

Serve

AT 14-16°C

Open

1h before or decant

Drink before

2027

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Serve with red meat, grilled meats, tagine, couscous...

Domaine Modat

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Côtes du Roussillon

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 90/100

Domaine rated (guide 2021) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the wine:

Full-bodied, pleasant and fleshy on the palate, with rounded tannins and an elegant, precise finish.

About the domain :

Philippe Modat compensated for the ungratefulness of his job as a clerk at the Commercial Court by breathing new life into his wild gneiss lands in Caramany, with the help of his indefatigable steward Laurent Abet. Today, his sons Quentin and Louis have taken over, with many projects in mind. Irreproachable viticulture, respectful vinification, range building: everything is in place to help the estate grow and evolve. Promising wines, a cellar full of ideas, and a welcome wind of youth blowing through an appellation that needs it more than ever.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (guide 2024) 2*Stars (Outstanding wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2021) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

A long 18-month ageing period in demi-muids, followed by two years' rest in bottle, for this intense Caramany, which opens unreservedly with red fruits (cherry, strawberry) enhanced by a hint of leather. The attack is fresh and fine, the development full, round and delicate, around red fruits and melted tannins. Excellent balance and cellaring potential.

About the domain :

Of Catalan origin, Philippe Modat, a magistrate, is an enlightened wine enthusiast like his father, who also became a winemaker. In 2006, this passion led to the creation of an estate in the Agly valley: 27 hectares of vines on a plateau at an altitude of 300 m, in organic conversion since 2011 (8 hectares in biodynamic viticulture) and an ecologically designed cellar, equipped with photovoltaic cells, inaugurated in 2008.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended

Customer reviews

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4/5

out of 3 reviews

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Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 25/01/2024

New Favorite for this Roussillon gem, featuring a dapper Carignan with a seductive touch. Following in the footsteps of the previous vintage, "Comme Avant" 2018 reveals itself to be complete, spherical and complex, with melted, tender, caressing tannins and a core of fruitiness of unparalleled intensity, with juicy, bright red berries and sweet spices alongside herbaceous notes and nuances of zan and vanilla. Carried by a fine minerality, it provides a very pleasant sensation, coating the palate with a voluptuous, satiny fabric of extremely delicate grain. Its skilful ageing gives it a remarkable persistence of minty freshness, enveloped in salivating aromas. This refined cuvée sublimated a grilled lamb brochettes marinated in spices, cocktail tomatoes with candied herbs and roasted red and yellow peppers. Score = 4.3.

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Note and review by M. LAURENT D. Published on 05/07/2024

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Note and review by M. PHILIPPE B. Published on 08/03/2024

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