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Coume del Mas ‘Galateo’ Banyuls Rouge 2021
BOTTLE:
$79.00
Out of stock
SKU
99549
HALF-DOZEN: $450.30 or $75.05 each
DOZEN: $853.20 or $71.10 each
DOZEN: $853.20 or $71.10 each
Producer: Coume del Mas
Country:
France
Region:
Languedoc, Roussillon
Grape: Grenache
Size:
BTL
Vintage:
2021
Equivalent of the cuvée Schistes but made as a VDN. Gorgeous fruit, real purity, elegant, lovely balance and weight, great acidity to balance 90g/l residual sugar. Just the right balance of alcohol and sugar. From the interior vineyards not those close to the sea. (93) MATT STUBBS MW & TIM ATKIN MW, Languedoc Report.
Coume del Mas ‘Galateo’ Banyuls is youthful, packed with smoky dark fruit and even though it is sweet, it somehow tastes much drier than it is. Underlying power is tempered by elegant restraint, the tannins are compact yet extremely fine, like layer upon layer of tissue paper, and there’s freshness, beautiful balance and persistence. (17.5) JULIA HARDING MW, JancisRobinson.com
Galateo’ is 100% old vine Grenache Noir fortified on skins – a key procedure that helps extraction of colour, tannin and prevents oxidation. The fruit is hand-picked, double sorted, destemmed and chilled down pre-fermentation for a short maceration. Fermentation is done by ambient yeast and the wine tends to stay on the skins for 5–10 days after fortification. The wine then spends six months in 225-litre barrels that are at least two years old yet the oak is very much in the background, functioning to give the wine some oxygen and to allow the tannins to soften and the components to come together. The wine is then aged in this oak for a minimum of six months before bottling. It is a dense, deep wine that is a fascinating match with red meat, or alternatively used as a dessert wine for chocolate, dark fruits or cheese.
Coume del Mas ‘Galateo’ Banyuls is youthful, packed with smoky dark fruit and even though it is sweet, it somehow tastes much drier than it is. Underlying power is tempered by elegant restraint, the tannins are compact yet extremely fine, like layer upon layer of tissue paper, and there’s freshness, beautiful balance and persistence. (17.5) JULIA HARDING MW, JancisRobinson.com
Galateo’ is 100% old vine Grenache Noir fortified on skins – a key procedure that helps extraction of colour, tannin and prevents oxidation. The fruit is hand-picked, double sorted, destemmed and chilled down pre-fermentation for a short maceration. Fermentation is done by ambient yeast and the wine tends to stay on the skins for 5–10 days after fortification. The wine then spends six months in 225-litre barrels that are at least two years old yet the oak is very much in the background, functioning to give the wine some oxygen and to allow the tannins to soften and the components to come together. The wine is then aged in this oak for a minimum of six months before bottling. It is a dense, deep wine that is a fascinating match with red meat, or alternatively used as a dessert wine for chocolate, dark fruits or cheese.