On the Road with the Grape Guy
Report From : Roussillon - RIVES GAUCHE 2023 Tasting
11 Sep 2024- Details
- Category: On the Road with the Grape Guy
These are my honest, no-nonsense thoughts about the wines I tasted from the Roussillon – the days were broken down into Left and Right … this is the Day of the Gauche (left) – but was far from gauche.
First, there is my quick take on the wines, based on all the wines I tried … then the wines I liked are scored based on a Good, Better, Best approach (then all lists are alphabetized).
White Wines
Being extremely cold, these were hard to get a handle on to taste - the ones that showed the best beat the cold and had really good flavours and were enjoyable, even too cold.
Clos Del Rey - Famille Montagné 2021 La Noia ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 100% Grenache Gris
Cuvons La Joie 2021 Ampeli ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 80% Grenache Gris, 10% Rolle, 10% Macabeu
Domaine De L'edre 2021 Carrément Blanc ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon 50% Grenache Blanc, 20% Grenache Gris, 30% Roussanne
Domaine La Part Des Anges 2021 Parcelle Secrete ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 100% Carignan Blanc
Domaine Modat 2021 De-Ci De-Là ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon 70% Grenaches Gris et Blanc, 15% Macabeu, 15% Carignan Blanc
Domaine Pagnon 2022 Blanc Bonnet ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 50% Muscat Petit Grain, 50% Muscat Alexandrie
Domaine Piquemal 2021 Les Terres Grillées ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon 60% Grenache Blanc, 30 % Macabeu 10% Vermentino
Les Vignerons De Tremoine 2021 Terres De Lansac ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 90% Grenaches Blancs, 10% Grenaches Gris
Mas De La Deveze 2022 Malice ... Better
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon 75% Macabeu, 25% Grenache Blanc & Gris
Pierre Talayrach 2022 Viognier ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes Viognier 100%
Sas Jeff Carrel 2021 Les Mamettes ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 85% Grenache Gris, 15% Carignan Blanc
Serre Romani 2021 La Vallée de L'Aigle Blanc ... Better
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 80% Grenache Gris et 20% Macabeu
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Red Wines
A fair bit of delicious and drinkability to these reds.
Chateau De Pena 2020 Les Pierres Noires ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages Grenache Noir, Syrah, Mourvèdre
Cuvons La Joie 2020 Iberic 2020 ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 50% Grenache, 25% Carignan, 25% Tempranillo
Cuvons La Joie 2020 Serre Petite ... Better
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 60% Grenache, 40% Carignan
Dom Brial 2021 Les Petits Pins ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 55% Syrah, 20% Grenache Noir,15% Carignan, 10% Mourvèdre
Domaine Boudau 2020 Patrimoine ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 80 % Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah
Domaine Boudau 2020 Henri Boudau ... Better
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 80% Syrah, 20% Grenache Noir
Domaine Boudau 2021 Sur Grains ... Good
- AOP Rivesaltes Grenat 100% Grenache Noir
Domaine De L'edre 2021 Carrément Rouge ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 50% Syrah, 25% Grenache, 20% Carignan, 5% Mourvèdre
Domaine De L'edre 2019 Edre ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 60% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 15% Carignan, 5% Mourvèdre
Domaine De Vénus 2022 Origines ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 60% Alicante, 10% Syrah, 30% Grenache Noir
Domaine Des Chênes 2020 Les Grands-Meres ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 50% Carignan Noir, 30% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah
Domaine Des Chênes 2016 La Carissa ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 40% Grenache Noir, 40% Syrah 10% Mourvèdre, 10% Carignan
Domaine Fontanel 2020 Cistes ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 50% Grenache, 50% Syrah
Domaine La Beille 2020 Mourvèdre ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 100% Mourvèdre
Domaine La Beille 2021 Syrah ... Better
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 100% Syrah
Domaine La Part Des Anges 2020 Alchimie ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 70% Syrah, 25% Carignan, 5% Grenache
Domaine La Toupie 2021 Sur 1 Fil Rouge ... Good
- AOP Maury Sec 72% Grenache Noir, 18% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah
Domaine Laurent Batlle 2022 Villa Cora ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 60% Syrah, 40% Grenache Noir
Domaine Modat 2018 Le Plus Joli ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 70% Syrah, 30% Carignan
Domaine Pagnon 2020 Jules ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon 70% Grenache Noir, 30% Syrah
Domaine Paul Meunier 2020 Les Chorèmes ... Better
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages Carignan, Grenache, Syrah, Lladoner Pelut
Domaine Piquemal 2021 Pygmalion ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 75% Syrah, 20% Grenache, 5 % Carignan
Domaine Piquemal 2022 Galatée ... Better
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 75% Grenache Noir, 20 % Syrah, 5% Carignan
Domaine Singla 2021 El Moli ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 70% Syrah, 30 % Grenache Noir
Domaine Singla 2019 Castell Vell ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 70 % Syrah, 30 % Mourvèdre
Domaine Thunevin Calvet 2020 Constance ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 50 % Grenache Noir, 30% Syrah, 20% Carignan
Domaine Thunevin Calvet 2020 L'Amourette ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 60% Mourvèdre , 40% Grenache Noir
Domaine Torredemer-Mangin 2022 Sinopia ... Better
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 100% Grenache Noir
Francois Lurton Mas Janeil 2020 Arrels ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 60 % grenache 20% carignan 10% syrah 10% mourvedre
Les Vignerons Des Côtes D'agly 2020 Vs ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 55% Grenache, 45% Syrah
Mas De La Deveze 2019 Tautavel ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 50 % Grenache Noir, 35 % Syrah, 15% Mourvèdre
Mas De La Deveze 2020 Maury Sec ... Good
- AOP Maury Sec 65% Grenache Noir, 27% Syrah, 8% Mourvèdre
Mas De Lavail 2021 Ego ... Good
- AOP Maury Sec 80% Grenache Noir, 20 % Mourvèdre
Mas De Lavail 2021 Âme-Auriol ... Better
- AOP Maury Sec 70% Grenache Noir, 15% Syrah, 15 % Mourvèdre
Mas Karolina 2021 Mas Karolina ... Better
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages 50% Grenache Noir, 30% Syrah, 20% Carignan
Mas Karolina 2022 Mas Karolina ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 60% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah, 20% Carignan
Sas Jeff Carrel 2021 Grenache Under My Skin ... Better
- AOP Maury Sec 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah
Scea Mas Llossanes 2018 Dotrera ... Good
- IGP Côtes Catalanes 50% Carignan, 30% Chenanson, 10% Syrah, 10% Grenache
Sph Gerard Bertrand 2020 Héritage Tautavel ... Good
- AOP Côtes du Roussillon Villages Grenache, Carignan, Syrah