Le Clos des Fees "Les Sorcieres" red 2024

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Le Clos des Fées "Les Sorcières" red 2024:

La Revue du Vin de France (Feb 2026): 91/100. The goddesses have leaned over its cradle. In Vingrau, the domaine of Hervé Bizeul has been ensuring, since its creation over twenty years ago, a range with a Catalan aesthetic that does not disappoint and has found a wide audience. Les Sorcières, the domaine's emblematic cuvée, introduces the vineyard of the Agly valley to a broader audience. By democratizing the region with its flavorful labels, Bizeul has worked for the future of the Midi. We love to get lost in the labels whose names invite dreams, but we especially love the languorous texture of Les Sorcières, a melting, energetic, and flavorful red, with intense and radiant fruit. Best opened casually.

Technical sheet written by the domaine:

Grape variety: 50% syrah, 30% grenache, 20% carignan. Selection of old vines of Grenache and Carignan aged 40 to 80 years, young vines of Syrah (less than 25 years).

Terroirs: dominant clay-limestone terroirs.

Harvest: harvest date (manual) decided to achieve maximum fruit while respecting acid balances.

Vinification: pre-fermentation maceration at low temperature in 128 hl stainless steel tanks with daily pump-overs. Macerations of 15 to 21 days with gentle extraction and temperature control. Total malolactic fermentation. Aging in tank, on fine lees, for 8 months, minimal SO2 during aging and at bottling.

A medium-bodied wine with deliberately controlled concentration for maximum drinkability: explosive fruit, delicate tannins, silky mouthfeel... delicious right from bottling, it can improve over two to three years.