Le Clos des Fées - IGP Côtes Catalanes L'apprentie Sorcière rosé 2023
Roussillon
Rosé
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Drink
89+/100
Robert Parker
"A bewitching cuvée of rosé!
L'apprentie Sorcière comes from old Carignan vines combined with young Grenache Noir vines. A bright, clear wine, its nose is perfumed with red fruit, pink grapefruit and lychee. Round, unctuous and fat on the palate, with a spicy, taut finish. Fresh and thirst-quenching!
Features
Estate
Clos des Fées
Cuvée
L'apprentie Sorcières
Vintage
2023
Designation
IGP Côtes Catalanes
Region
Roussillon
Grape varieties
40% Grenache Noir, 30% Mourvèdre, 10% Carignan, 10% Syrah
Terroirs
Grenache and Carignan on black marly schist, Syrah on clay-limestone.
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Low-temperature pressing, gentle settling, long fermentation
Breeding
On fine lees with stirring
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pale, delicate pink
Nose
Presence of red fruit, lychee, rhubarb, pink grapefruit
Mouth
Firm, round, fat, unctuous attack, fresh, tense, spicy and mineral finish.
Serve
9-11°C
Drink before
2025
Food and wine pairing
Ideal with Asian cuisine (China, Thailand, Vietnam), bread with tomato and Iberian ham, tomato tart, steak tartare olive oil/lemon, aged epoisses...
Clos des Fées
IGP Côtes Catalanes
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domain rated 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Hervé Bizeul, winegrower and rebel writer, has little to prove: his estate is one of the Roussillon's elite. But that doesn't stop him from continually challenging himself, breaking new ground, innovating, thinking outside the box and creating new cuvées. A case in point is his pinot noir, which has come out of nowhere to bravely withstand the rigors of the Agly valley's sun and tramontana winds. Here, each cuvée has its own personality, sometimes uncompromising, in the image of its winemaker. From no less than 7 different terroirs comes a serious and diversified interpretation of Roussillon. A model of its kind.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (guide 2023) 89+/100 (Vintage 2022) (Very good wine)
Domain rated (guide 2023) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Jancis Robinson
Domain Rated Recommended
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
on 1 reviews
Note and review by Mme AGNES G. Published on 01/07/2024
very pleasant, good mouthfeel for a rosé, lively
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