Chateau Saint-Roch - Kerbbucio 2020 (750ml)

 

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Producer	Chateau Saint-Roch
Country	France
Region	Languedoc
Varietal	Grenache,  Syrah,  Mourvedre
Vintage	2020
Sku	210000001592
Size	750ml

Chateau Saint-Roch Kerbbucio 2020

Recently purchased by Jean Marc Lafage, Chateau Saint Roch is located in the Maury Area of the Agly Valley, which is 15 miles from Perpignan and the Mediterranean Sea. The castle of Queribus, built by the Cantharis, at the top of the steep Corbières Mountain watches over the vineyards from the north. Each plot is now surrounded by black berry bushes, fig trees, pomegranate trees, cherry trees, carob trees, oaks, as well as fields of thyme, lavender and fennel.

The soil of the hills is made up of schiste clay with a limestone base and their altitudes vary between 120 to 370 meters. The wind, called here the "Tramontane", circulates in this corridor between Fenouillèdes and Corbières. The southern Catalan sun takes advantage of the refractive qualities of the schist from this ancient icy plateau to give St Roch its unique light.

Winemaker Notes: This wine is named after a famous, crumbling castle that dominates the vineyard where these grapes are grown. Saint-Roch's aim was to create a dense and seamless wine with flavors or black cherries and violets, with an exotic and spicy finish.

Perfect to sip on its own or with grilled steak or lamb.

Blend: 65% Grenache, 35% Syrah 

Chocolate, walnuts, ripe plums, blueberries, sweet tobacco, cassis and mint on the nose. Some ash. It’s full-bodied with muscular, broad and integrated tannins. Rich and chocolaty. Very polished.

A blend of 65% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre from black-schist soils, the 2020 Maury Sec Chateau Saint-Roch Kerbuccio is a terrific effort, marked by scents of cracked pepper and menthol, crushed stone, black cherries, black olives and black licorice. And yes, it's dark-hued as well. Medium to full-bodied, it's concentrated and intense but silky in feel, with a long, elegant finish. It's a terrific value in a hearty, but ready-to-drink red. Best After 2023.