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2023 Corbières Rosé “Métisse”
Maxime MagnonThe first thing that strikes me when tasting Maxime Magnon’s rosé is always its beautiful hue: a violet so soft and glowing it seems almost otherworldly. Maxime is one of those gifted vignerons who makes the wine world sit up and take note of the Corbières appellation. Here he takes a classic blend of mostly Grenache, rounded out with touches of Cinsault and Carignan, and bottles an elegant beauty. Juicy and ethereal, it is—remarkably—as plush on the palate as it appears in the glass.
—Allyson Noman
Wine Type: | Rosé |
Vintage: | 2023 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | 60% Grenache, 20% Cinsault, 20% Carignan |
Appellation: | Corbrières |
Country: | France |
Region: | Languedoc-Roussillon |
Producer: | Maxime Magnon |
Winemaker: | Maxime Magnon |
Vineyard: | 80 years, 11 ha |
Soil: | Limestone, Schist |
Aging: | Wine is raised for 6 months in 6 to 8 year old barrels. |
Farming: | Organic (certified) |
Alcohol: | 13% |
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About The Producer
Maxime Magnon
About The Region
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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Every three or four months I would send my clients a cheaply made list of my inventory, but it began to dawn on me that business did not pick up afterwards. It occurred to me that my clientele might not know what Château Grillet is, either. One month in 1974 I had an especially esoteric collection of wines arriving, so I decided to put a short explanation about each wine into my price list, to try and let my clients know what to expect when they uncorked a bottle. The day after I mailed that brochure, people showed up at the shop, and that is how these little propaganda pieces for fine wine were born.—Kermit Lynch