2009 Le Roc des Anges Vieilles Vignes Blanc
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Merchant Reviews
Majorie Gallet purchased her small domaine in 2001 at the ripe old age of 23. She renamed the estate Roc des Anges (angel's rock) in honor of the white, quartz-veined soil. The farm is about 18 miles from the vibrant, French-Catalan city of Perpignan on the southwest coast of France.
Ms. Gallet grew up near Côte Rôtie in the Northern Rhône, doing apprenticeships with Yves Cuilleron and Pierre Gaillard, and studied eonology in Montpellier before setting off on her own. She farms roughly 50 acres of vineyards spread out over 43 different parcels in this dry, stony landscape. All the farming is organic.
The Vieilles Vignes Blanc is comprised of very old Grenache Gris (90%) and Maccabeu both chosen from eleven different parcels. Yields from these 70-100 year-old vines is a tiny 17 ha/hl (less than one ton per acre).
-- Greg Moore, Moore Brothers, May 6, 2011
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| Price: $32.00 | |
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(or $30.40 if you buy 12 or more)
SKU# R0020 |
Winery: Le Roc des Anges
Style: White Wine
Varietal: other white varietal
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
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