AOC Coteaux du Languedoc Grès de Montpellier

Grape Varietal
Syrah 85%
Grenache Noir 15%

Age of the vines
Syrah 17 and 20 years old 
Grenache of 24 years old

Terroir
Grés de Montpellier, red soils, clay and limestone soils.

Work of the vines
Short gobelet pruning for the grenache and Cordon de Royat for Syrah, de-budding, ploughing, controlled atomisation and organic soil improvement…

Harvest
Manual

Vinification
Traditional with an ageing of 14 months in tank.

Tasting notes
Intense garnet-red colour, exuberant nose of “garrigue”, peppery spices and caramel. Tannins are present but soft .
Powerful, complex and soft are a good definition of this wine!
Long finish on mocha flavour and ripe fruits.

DOMAINE DE ROQUEMALE is the perfect wine for a good meal, it is a real food wine which will perfectly match a rib of beef, game, cheeses…

Selected in the GUIDE HACHETTE 2007 : « On this 2004 vintage of velvet purple colour concentration is here but not too much… a soft and elegant mouth… »