2008 Le Soula Rouge, Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes

2008 Le Soula Rouge, Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes

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2008 Le Soula Rouge, Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes

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Gérard Gauby is a bit of a legend in the Roussillon, making distinctive but delicious wines at his own domaine, and, in partnership with his English importers, from a set of vineyards up in the hills of Fenouillèdes for Le Soula. This is a really special and evocative red, with aromatic fruit such as plum and dark berries, as well as rosemary, thyme and real depth that would appeal to anyone who likes the more elegant styles of the Rhône.
(David Williams, Wines of the week - The Observer, 11 March 2012)

Gerard Gauby’s genius is evidenced once again with this fantastic wine from his precipitous vineyards (600m) located deep in the Roussillon around the enclave of St Martin de Fenouillet. The blend in 2008 is 55% Carignan 35% Syrah and 10% Grenache, aged in demi-muid for 18 months.

Despite a potentially tricky year, the 2008 is a great success, indicative of the self-confidence that was evidenced from the outset with Soula’s white wine, now coming through in the red too. The assemblage really captures a sense of place with notes of garrigue and both dried and macerated fruit, yet beyond this a structure and subtle tannic backdrop both of which betray outstanding class and excellent ageing potential.
Simon Field MW, BBR Buyer, August 2011

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Anthony Rose
I had always been less impressed with the red until the 2008 Le Soula Rouge came along but the 2008 is a delicious drop of thyme-tinged, black-cherry fruit and damsony succulence.
Anthony Rose - The Independent, 16, February 2013 Read more

About this WINE

Le Soula

Le Soula

Le Soula produces wines of remarkable quality at high altitude in the Fenouillèdes region of the Roussillon, in the foothills of the Pyrénées, up above the Agly valley.

Le Soula’s wines combine freshness and vitality, a characteristic which stems from the soil and the climate. The soil is granitic and poor. The climate is hard and extreme, combining the heat of the Southern sun with the cold and rain of the mountains at a height of between 350 and 600 metres, and the effects of the Tramontane wind.

There are 53 hectares of which 23 are planted with vines in small widely spread parcels with different expositions to the sun.

Gérard Gauby, the Roussillon's most highly respected vigneron, had become aware of the potential of vineyards at higher altitude to produce wines with real finesse. In 2001 he formed a partnership with his English wine importers, Roy Richards and Mark Walford, to create a new estate. In 2008, they were joined by Gérald Standley who now runs the vineyard and has become a partner in the enterprise.

Since the outset, the vineyards have been managed organically and they are now worked biodynamically. Being completely organic the vineyards are a haven for flora and fauna. Wild boar emerge from the forests to turn over the soils in search of grubs and herbs, which are to be found in abundance.

The vineyard is principally composed of very old vines with some planted more recently. The red grape varieties are Carignan, Syrah and Grenache noir . The white wines are blended from a cocktail of Macabeu, Sauvignon blanc, Grenache blanc and gris, Vermentino, Marsanne, Roussanne, Malvoisie du Roussillon and Chardonnay.  Le Soula is to be found in a great many of the world's leading restaurants in many different countries

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Other Varieties

Other Varieties

There are over 200 different grape varieties used in modern wine making (from a total of over 1000). Most lesser known blends and varieties are traditional to specific parts of the world.

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