Domaine de Montcalmès 2017

Please note this is a magnum! What is striking about this wine is its enormous elegance. Floral notes in the aroma, but also cassis, herbs and garrigue. The taste is characterised by similar aromas and remarkably elegant tannins.

Appellation Terrasses du Larzac

Grape variety mourvèdre, grenache, syrah

Style Powerful & Robust

Format 1500 ml

Available

€79.50

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Domaine de Montcalmès	France	Languedoc

About the winemaker The Pourtalié family has had their property in the Hérault for many years when son Fréderic urged his father to quit the local cave cooperative in 1998. He was inspired by the winemakers around them and especially after his internships with Laurent Vaillé (Domaine de la Grange des Pères), Alain Graillot (Hermitage) and the Alary family (L'Oratoire St. Martin) convinced of the potential of the family vineyards . These are located in Puéchabon and Aniane and thus in the Terrasses du Larzac appellation. All vineyards are organically farmed and differ in soil. In Puchéabon, syrah and grenache are planted on a soil rich in limestone. Frédéric calls this soil éboulis de calcaire. In Aniane, mourvèdre is planted on a soil with "galets roules", the large pebbles that we also see in Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

Vineyard management Certified Organic

Details

Vineyard	The vineyards in Puéchabon are rich in limestone and on these are grenache and syrah. The vineyards in Aniane are known for the galets roules and on these is Mourvèdere. All the vines are over 30 years old and the vineyards are farmed organically.
Vinification	All grapes are harvested and destemmed manually. The different parcels are harvested and vinified separately. Rearing is for 24 months in oak barrels aged 1 to 3 years. After vinification, the wine is blended and stays on tank for two more months to rest. Yield was 25 hl/ha.
Vintage	2017
Oak aging	Yes
Ageing potential	10 years and more after harvest
Alcohol percentage	14.5%
Closure	Natural cork