Domaine Modat - Côtes du Roussillon Petit ModAt'mour 2023

Bettane & Desseauve

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

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

Jancis Robinson

About the wine:

Scents of cherry sorbet and lavender talcum powder. Bright, juicy, crimson fruit. Plump plums and pomegranate. Tannins scribble through the fruit. So juicy it's thirst-quenching. The kind of red you can even drink on a hot day, perhaps slightly chilled. Lots of va-va-voom.

James Suckling

About the wine:

A tasty, well-composed red, with aromas of black cherry, redcurrant, warm herbs and a touch of black pepper. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins. Refined, yet with verve and intensity on the palate. Juicy, concentrated and long on the finish. Made from organically grown grapes. For drinking or cellaring.