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Château La Roque 'Cuvée Les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvèdre' Pays d'Oc IGP

Château La Roque 'Cuvée Les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvèdre' Pays d'Oc IGP

$31.00 USD
$31.00 USD
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750ml bottle

14.2% abv

Full, powerful, and bold, with crushed stone, spices, herbs, smoke, dark fruits and violets. Well structured with nervy acidity and melting tannins.

70% Mourvèdre, 20% Syrah, 10% Grenache
Certified organic and biodynamic fruit from 50-60 year old vines on clay and limestone scree. Hand harvested and completely de-stemmed prior to native yeast fermentation in cement tank. Aged in used demi-muids (2, 3, 4, and 5 years old) for 18 months, and in bottle for an additional 6 months.

The picturesque landscape surrounding the historic Château La Roque appears largely unchanged from how it must have been two thousand years ago. Ownership has changed hands many times since the Romans were first here, yet the soul of this special place remains in tact. Romans were said to have planted the first vines, and Benedictine Monks created the sturdy vaulted-ceiling cellars that still house the bottles today. Winegrowing resumed in the thirteenth century when the de la Roque brothers planted new vines. By the 15th century, another branch of the de la Roque family added glass blowing to the farm’s production. Today, Château La Roque is in the capable hands of Cyriaque Rozier, who converted the domaine to organic (certified in 2004) and now biodynamic (certified in 2011) viticulture, as planned by his mentor, previous owner, and Languedoc legend, Jack Boutin. Cyriaque makes the wine both here and at Château Fontanès. Though the property has responded to circumstance, its destiny seems irrevocably intertwined with its vines.

Thirty-two of the Château’s eighty hectares are consecrated to terraced vineyard land with south-southeast sun exposure, on clay and limestone soils. This is unique terroir. Garrigue, the aromatic scrub brush that dominates the landscapes of the South, asserts its presence among these vines. Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre, the noble varietals that Jack Boutin planted here years ago, make up the reds. The whites include Viognier, Rolle, Grenache Blanc, Roussane and Marsanne. In the wise words of KLWM salesperson and legend, Michael Butler, “Lay down a few cases of history.”

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