We have the second offering of this stunning wine from the south of France, which is typically a region we do not feature, but this is an all-star bottle. In a forgotten part of Rousillon, the nearly uninhabited corner of the Agly Valley, where the winds whip almost every day of the year, is where Domaine du Clos de Fees calls home. This landscape pushes up against the Pyrenees mountains, where the steep blue cliffs of the Vingrau overlook this unknown Domaine. This project started with a single man looking to move from the restaurant and consumer side of wine to the actual production when he landed on this garrigue desert landscape home to old Syrah, Grenache, and Carignan's plantings, some of which are well over 100 years old. The planting style here is like a goblet or bush style with no trellising, and many of the vines grow horizontally from the constant bombardment of wind. The older vines will sometimes only produce two bunches of berries, driving yields down to almost nothing.
The Sorcieres is a magical wine and easily the best we have tried from Roussillon. The 2019 is more classic than the 2018s and is a tighter knit wine with the bones for a bit of cellar time that should appeal to more traditional palates. The blend here is the same, 50% Syrah, 30% Grenache, and 20% Carignan; the Grenache and Carignan come from 40 to 80-year-old vines, while the Syah is a selection of younger plantings all planted on clay-limestone soils and is vinified in stainless with minimal use of SO2. The nose explodes with a pure medley of berries, strawberry, cranberry, blueberry, and blackberry provide an inviting entry leading to blood orange, violets, underbrush, and wet stones; developing a lovely perfume as it opens up. The palate has an excellent attack and presence of fruit with a silky texture. This is light and energetic while at the same time rich and palate-staining. The harmony from start to finish is exceptional and ends very long with red fruit skin, minerals, and dry extract. The Sorcieres is drinking great now and is an incredible bottle for the money and so rare not just in the USA, but in the world. We have the only bottles available, all of which came directly from the Domaine recently, and it is highly recommended.
2019 Domaine du Clos des Fées Les Sorciéres
2019 Domaine du Clos des Fées Les Sorciéres
$22.99
$22.99
We have the second offering of this stunning wine from the south of France, which is typically a region we do not feature, but this is an all-star bottle. In a forgotten part of Rousillon, the nearly uninhabited corner of the Agly Valley, where the winds whip almost every day of the year, is where Domaine du Clos de Fees calls home. This landscape pushes up against the Pyrenees mountains, where the steep blue cliffs of the Vingrau overlook this unknown Domaine. This project started with a single man looking to move from the restaurant and consumer side of wine to the actual production when he landed on this garrigue desert landscape home to old Syrah, Grenache, and Carignan's plantings, some of which are well over 100 years old. The planting style here is like a goblet or bush style with no trellising, and many of the vines grow horizontally from the constant bombardment of wind. The older vines will sometimes only produce two bunches of berries, driving yields down to almost nothing.
The Sorcieres is a magical wine and easily the best we have tried from Roussillon. The 2019 is more classic than the 2018s and is a tighter knit wine with the bones for a bit of cellar time that should appeal to more traditional palates. The blend here is the same, 50% Syrah, 30% Grenache, and 20% Carignan; the Grenache and Carignan come from 40 to 80-year-old vines, while the Syah is a selection of younger plantings all planted on clay-limestone soils and is vinified in stainless with minimal use of SO2. The nose explodes with a pure medley of berries, strawberry, cranberry, blueberry, and blackberry provide an inviting entry leading to blood orange, violets, underbrush, and wet stones; developing a lovely perfume as it opens up. The palate has an excellent attack and presence of fruit with a silky texture. This is light and energetic while at the same time rich and palate-staining. The harmony from start to finish is exceptional and ends very long with red fruit skin, minerals, and dry extract. The Sorcieres is drinking great now and is an incredible bottle for the money and so rare not just in the USA, but in the world. We have the only bottles available, all of which came directly from the Domaine recently, and it is highly recommended.
