Domaine le Roc des Anges - IGP Côtes Catalanes - Llum - Blanc - 2022

Wine:

A blend of grenache gris and blanc, macabeu, carignan and malvoisie, the 2022 white IGP Côtes Catalanes Llum is a model of minerality, the ideal embodiment of that subtle freshness that comes from the soil. Purity, fine floral notes, infusion, lime blossom and lemon verbena, form an airy whole that is part of a chiseled, delicate and salivating framework, with great saline depth. The 70-100 year-old vines, the schist and limestone soils, and the moderate barrel ageing all contribute to this total mastery and enormous depth of field. A pure, sapid white wine that can be enjoyed immediately as an aperitif, but that will seduce you for many years to come with seafood à la plancha or spicy grilled calamari. A remarkable wine not to be missed! A Selection Committee favorite.

Vinification:

Hand-harvested, from vines between 70 and 100 years old, fermented with indigenous yeasts, aged in old barrels.

Certified organic and biodynamic wine.

Color:

Bright, limpid, crystalline light gold.

Nose:

Intense mineral aromas appear, followed by precise floral notes such as meadow flowers, infusions, lime blossom and lemon verbena, followed by an exotic touch.

Palate:

Fresh and complex, this wine's chiselled, refined and almost excessively saline structure is its strength, revealing pure, fine juice on a very well-balanced, digestible, sapid and crisp whole.

Temperature:

Serve between 10 and 12°C.

Food and wine pairing:

As an aperitif, with grilled padrons (small, sweet green padron peppers), seafood a la plancha, or spicy grilled squid or octopus.

Cellar aging:

From now until 2029 and beyond for enthusiasts

Le Roc des Anges is a flagship estate in the Roussillon region and one of our favorite addresses there. For more than twenty years, Marjorie and Stéphane Gallet have been producing biodynamic and high quality wines, full of character, strength and elegance, which majestically reflect the mineral qualities of their terroir. These wines express the places which forged their spirit!