Château de Caladroy - Côtes du Roussillon-Villages Les Schistes 2018
Price: $26.99
| Producer | Château de Caladroy |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Rhone Valley |
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| Varietal | Proprietary Blend |
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| Vintage | 2018 |
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| Sku | 08476 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Château de Caladroy Description
"A blend of Syrah, Carignan, Grenache noir and Mourvèdre.
The soils on this rugged mountain ridge are a mix of sand and clay on top of black schist. Schist(es) terroir for French vineyards can be found in pockets of Languedoc (notable Faugères); parts of Anjou; and up in the northern Rhône in part of Côte-Rôtie and across the river in Seyssuel. And there’s a big swath of it over the border in Spain’s Priorat. Schist tends to emphasize fruit rather than tannin, and red wine from these terroirs typically show a fruit purity in a decidedly darker profile than limestone’s red notes (deep with a verticality too, rather than broadly horizontal on the palate, along with a lift of minerality). You’ll get this in Caladroy’s lithe yet intense black and blue fruit profile.
The grapes are hand-picked, and up to 10% of the wine for this cuvée may be aged in oak barrels for 10-12 months while the rest is raised in tank. 850 cases annually." - Vintage 59 Imports
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