Near the villages of Minerve and La Caunette in Languedoc, situated on a high plateau, lies Chateau Coupe-Roses, an organic estate passionately run by Francoise le Calvez and Pascal Frissant. Their vineyards are at the highest altitudes in Minervois, betw...
This is solid and structured, with a full body and firm, slightly austere tannins. Dark-fruited and spicy, with notes of chocolate and dark earth at the end. Quite tight and bold. Try after 2027.
The 2016 Sagrantino di Montefalco is youthfully coy, showing only spiced cherry nuances and shaved cedar hints. This is a soft, round and juicy effort, with vibrant acidity enlivening its ripe wild berry fruits as saline minerals add traction toward th...