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2017 Pays d’Oc Rouge “Les Vieilles Vignes de Mourvèdre”

Château La Roque
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Attention, lovers of Bandol! Forty minutes due north of Montpellier, Cyriaque Rozier applies organic and biodynamic farming methods to the domaine’s sixty-year-old Mourvèdre vines to make this classy rouge, which also contains a little Syrah and Grenache. Dense and structured, but plush and refined as well, the 2017 Mourvèdre possesses irresistible notes of dark fruit, cocoa, and coffee beans.

Tom Wolf


Technical Information
Wine Type: red
Vintage: 2017
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 70% Mourvèdre, 20% Syrah, 10% Grenache
Appellation: Languedoc Pic Saint Loup
Country: France
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Producer: Château La Roque
Winemaker: Cyriaque Rozier
Vineyard: 50 - 60 years, 18 ha
Soil: Scree slopes, Clay, Limestone
Aging: Aged in demi-muids (2,3,4, and 5 years old) for 18 months, aged in bottle for 6 months
Farming: Biodynamic (practicing)
Alcohol: 14.3%

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About The Region

Languedoc-Roussillon

map of Languedoc-Roussillon

Ask wine drinkers around the world, and the word “Languedoc” is sure to elicit mixed reactions. On the one hand, the region is still strongly tied to its past as a producer of cheap, insipid bulk wine in the eyes of many consumers. On the other hand, it is the source of countless great values providing affordable everyday pleasure, with an increasing number of higher-end wines capable of rivaling the best from other parts of France.

While there’s no denying the Languedoc’s checkered history, the last two decades have seen a noticeable shift to fine wine, with an emphasis on terroir. Ambitious growers have sought out vineyard sites with poor, well draining soils in hilly zones, curbed back on irrigation and the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and looked to balance traditional production methods with technological advancements to craft wines with elegance, balance, and a clear sense of place. Today, the overall quality and variety of wines being made in the Languedoc is as high as ever.

Shaped like a crescent hugging the Mediterranean coast, the region boasts an enormous variety of soil types and microclimates depending on elevation, exposition, and relative distance from the coastline and the cooler foothills farther inland. While the warm Mediterranean climate is conducive to the production of reds, there are world-class whites and rosés to be found as well, along with stunning dessert wines revered by connoisseurs for centuries.

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