Roussillon Wine
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The Roussillon wine region stretches from South of Port Vendres, virtually in Spain, to some 30 miles north of Perpignan. It is the warmest of France's wine regions and for a long time was considered as the maker of fortified dessert wines and very little else. The Roussillon wine region benefits from such heat due to the surrounding Pyrenees mountains that act as an amphitheatre to trap warm and create its own mesoclimate. Within the last 15 years or so many Roussillon wine growers have given up the sweet option and they started making table wines of astonishing distinction. Grenache the main grape for the red wines is mostly used with great success, and although the whites are again not easy to make because of the excessive heat, and there more grapes for white wine than red, however there is an exception: The muscat sec, picked early in August, it keeps freshness, dryness and sufficient acidity to captivate and fascinate without losing the Muscat taste. Some rosé wines are also worth mentioning. Overall Roussillon wine has not quite yet reached the level and variety of the Languedoc, but there are some noticeable exceptions, particularly from Domaine Boudau. |
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Côtes Catalanes: Domaine Boudau Le Petit Closi RedRuby red colour with purple reflection. A fine and elegant nose dominated by hints of berries. A round fore palate, silky tannins. A fleshy wine.
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Côtes Catalanes: Domaine Boudau Le Petit Closi RoséBeautiful cherry colour and elegant nose. When decanted at least for an hour, the improvement is dramatic. Taste of Bonbon Anglais. Can be enjoyed on its own or with salads or summer barbecues.
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Cotes du Roussillon: Domaine Boudau Le Clos RedDeep, luminescent, brilliant, it expresses itself with hints of strawberry and blackberry during aeration. Subtle on the fore palate, followed by a mouthful of cherries and blackberry jam.
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Cotes du Roussillon: Domaine Boudau Le Clos WhiteBeautiful aromatic richness on the nose, with complex fruit aromas such as pear, fresh apple, but also floral aromas with the scents of hawthorn or almond blossoms. Fine and balanced on the palate.
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Côtes du Roussillon Villages: Domaine Boudau Cuvee Henri BoudauPronounced ruby colour. Intense and complex nose with aromas of cherry, slightly liquorice blackcurrant syrup, smoke and ash notes brought by the aging. A very long palate with a fine and tight tannin grain. Always a favourite!
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Muscat de Rivesaltes: Domaine BoudauFortified resulting in the tastiest and most appealing sweet wine made in the Roussillon, close to Perpignan. Nose with aromas of lemon, lemongrass, limoncello. The palate is fresh, tangy while retaining the deliciousness of the Muscat grain. The sweet aspect is easily forgotten as its taste is so compelling. A real pleasure.
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Banyuls: Domaine Madeloc Cirera RedAn explosion of berry flavours (cherry, black currant). Boasting good concentration, it offers a rich and round palate with coated tannins. A limited production of 6500 Bottles per vintage.
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Rivesaltes: Domaine Boudau Grenat Sur GrainsA sweet red dessert wine - regarded to be 'French Port'! An experience to be believed, aging very well. Intense garnet colour, with a fruity nose with jammy notes of red fruit. On the palate, aromas of violets, black cherries and liquorice. Silky wine, ample and pleasant.
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Côtes du Roussillon Villages: Domaine Boudau PatrimoineBrilliant colour with deep red highlights. Complex nose of red fruits and spices. In the mouth a very aromatic wine, notes of liquorice. Tannic structure very rich but balanced. Long, velvety finish for a powerful and harmonious wine.
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Collioure: Pierre Gaillard MagencaRespecting the traditional style of Collioure and with its delicate farming in tapered tanks, Magenca is delicate and elegant with tannins present but melted.
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VSIG: Domaine Boudau Malvoisie Pure SouchePale straw yellow colour, and shiny. Elegant nose, notes of orange blossom, Williams pear, lemon, beeswax. Lively, full and satiny on the palate, very nice length.
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1.5l Magnum - Cotes du Roussillon: Domaine Boudau Le Clos RedDeep, luminescent, brilliant, it expresses itself with hints of strawberry and blackberry during aeration. Subtle on the fore palate, followed by a mouthful of cherries and blackberry jam.
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