Domaine Modat - Les Lucioles 2018

Name: Domaine Modat - Les Lucioles 2018
Brand: Domaine Modat
Rating: 3.9 (12 reviews)

IGP Côtes Catalanes|White wine|Organic

Roussillon

White

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3.9/5 (12 customers)

15,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

accessible

genuine

"From a gneiss terroir, fresh and well-coated, supple, it's still young and building up. Very beautiful now, it will be superb with one or two more years of cellaring. An exemplary, well-made white, with aromas of almond stone, white fruit, citrus and floral notes". (Le Guide des Vins Bettane & Desseauve 2020)

Features

Estate

Domaine Modat

Cuvée

Les Lucioles

Vintage

2018

Designation

IGP Côtes Catalanes

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

40 % Roussane, 30 % Viognier, 10 % Grenache Gris, 10 % Maccabeu, 10 % Carignan Blanc

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual, night-time

Winemaking

Light direct pressing of whole bunches, light settling, alcoholic fermentation in demi-muids.

Breeding

6-8 months on fine lees in demi-muids

Alcohol content

13%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Citrus, lemon, acacia

Mouth

full, fresh and dense

Serve

At 10-12°C, decanting will bring out its flavours.

Drink before

2025

Food and wine pairing

Ideal with spicy dishes, shellfish, fish in sauce...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated 15.5/20 (Very good wine)

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

About the wine:

From a gneiss terroir, fresh and well-coated, supple, it is still young and in the process of building itself. Very beautiful now, it will be superb with one or two more years of cellaring. An exemplary, well-crafted white, with aromas of almond stone, white fruit, citrus and floral notes.

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

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

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 ha of vines on a plateau 300 m above sea level, in organic conversion since 2011 (8 ha in biodynamic viticulture) and an ecologically designed cellar, equipped with photovoltaic cells, inaugurated in 2008.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domain rated (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

James Suckling

Rated Domaine (2022 guide) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.9/5

on 12 reviews

Note and review by M. JEAN PIERRE C. Published on 23/04/2020

A nice white wine, but a little soft, due to the large number of grape varieties used in its composition, which doesn't give a clear picture of the wine, as is often the case with blends where there's a little bit of everything. This raises two issues: to understand, try l'Effrontée at Domain de Vénus from the same Catalan region and you'll see, and 2ndly, it would be good if1jour1vin could specify the grape varieties and their %. This would make it easier to understand the purchase.