Domaine de Courbissac Minervois Roc du Suzadou 2014 (6 Bottles) Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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As Claux gets to understand her vineyards in more detail, certain parcels are bound to stand out more than others. One such vineyard is home to a section of 70-year-old Carignan and an adjacent plot of 90-year-old Grenache – both on clay/limestone soils (close to the cellar). Brunnhilde Claux calls the wine from this site Roc du Suzadou, after one of Minervois highest peaks.
Fascinatingly, Claux told us that she had recently been told (by an old wine-growing family) that the rootstock, of these particular parcels are a grafted onto to a phylloxera resistant clone made from French vine species. I never knew such a rootstock existed, and neither, it turns out, do most of the French! Anyway, I’m told these relics yield much much lower than the American rootstocks and was mostly passed over in favour of the American native for a range of reasons. You learn something new every day. Back to the wine. Today, most Minervois producer’s top cuvee is based at least partly on Syrah. Not so here. The blend is roughly 50/50 Carignan and Grenache, and in another point of difference, it is the finest and most delicate wine in the line-up.
The nose is quite restrained with floral notes of jasmine, lavender, red fruits and some mixed citrus peel. After a while, you see more pine and blue fruits and a stony pungency. The palate is exceptionally fine, pure and poised – with cherry and anise complimenting the aforementioned characteristics.
You couldn’t hope for a better release. Such finesse and prettiness – it’s the kind of wine you could offer a Burgundy drinker (which is after all the greatest compliment we can give a wine!) A beautiful wine that is worth every penny.
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