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Domaine Gauby, Les Calcinaires Rouge, Côtes Catalanes 2021
Soft, ripe red from Roussilon in the deep south of France, with flavours of strawberry, a touch of spice and the delicacy of a Burgundy. It can be drunk at room temperature or cool, and is best decanted to release all the lovely aromas.
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Code: FC43791
Wine characteristics
- Red Wine
- Medium-bodied
- Carignan
- 75cl
- Now to 2026
- 13% Alcohol
- oak used but not v. noticeable
- Cork, plastic
- Vegetarian
- Vegan
- Organic
Domaine Gauby
Gérard Gauby and his wife Ghislaine have literally transformed the fortunes of Roussillon wines which traditionally lagged behind those of the neighbouring Languedoc region. The Catalan borderland of the Roussillon between France and Spain, bathed in sunlight for much of the year, has the potential to produce wines of real interest and depth of flavour. It is thanks to the determination and character of Gérard Gauby that this area is now rightly on the wine-lover’s map.
When Gérard inherited his grandfather’s vines in 1985 he had just 5 hectares of land and the grapes were ‘disposed of’ at the local co-operative. Since then, the Gaubys have expanded to some 45 hectares and produce concentrated, elegant, long-lived wines, now with the involvement of their winemaker son, Lionel. The Gauby formula is at once simple and complex: hard work, astute vineyard selection, biodynamic viticulture and intelligent winemaking. It is no surprise therefore that Gérard Gauby is often described as ‘the uncrowned king of the Roussillon.’ He is a man of deep convictions, at his most uncompromising when it comes to his vines. His son Lionel now works with him as winemaker.
The flagship wine of the estate is Muntada, a dense, complex red based on old-vine carignan and grenache with syrah. Well on its way to achieving cult status, it is regularly included in The Society’s en primeur offers. Moving from grand cru to premier cru, as Gérard likes to describe his hierarchy, are the Vieilles Vignes...