Rocher Rouge is Château Calissanne’s flagship cuvée, crafted from Mourvèdre and Syrah. Seductively elegant and concentrated, it serves up hallmark notes of cedar, incense and garrigue scrubland. A wine of great character.
Dégustation
A rich wine thanks to the maturity of this vintage. A fleshy mouthfeel around notes of redcurrant, cedar and mild spice. Linear and powerful on the palate, and winningly elegant.
Its woodiness is well controlled, and completely integrated in the fruit.
Informations
Vinification
The grapes are hand picked in the second half of September, and can thus be sorted in necessary.
Once delivered to the winery, the grapes are destemmed then chilled. The juices are vinified for three weeks in small quantities in temperature-controlled vats. If necessary, moderate cap-punching is performed during the maceration phase.
The wine is transferred by gravity flow from the vats to maturing barrels (barriques and demi-muids).
The juices then undergo malolactic fermentation.
The resulting wine is matured for at least 14 months.
Conseils Mets & Vins
This cuvée will make a perfect match for flavourful meat dishes: lamb navarin, filet mignon with honey, or beef fillet in green peppercorn sauce.
Its rich structure and high-quality tannins mean it can do justice to gutsy cheeses.
Médailles & Concours
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3 étoiles – Rocher Rouge – Millésime 2015
Guide Hachette des Vins 2018 -
Médaille de Bronze et note de 87 – Rocher Rouge – Millésime 2013
Decanter World Wine Awards 2016Nez discret et herbacé avec une touche de floralité.
En passant par des arômes de fruits rouges.
Une fin tannique.
A boire entre 2017 et 2021.
3 étoiles – Rocher Rouge – Millésime 2015
Médaille de Bronze et note de 87 – Rocher Rouge – Millésime 2013