La Nouvelle Don(n)e
2017 La Nouvelle Don(n)e 'Vertigo' 750mL
Blue fruit that stays juicy but balanced as a stony edge builds through the meal. Cedar and a touch of light smoke weave in with black olive, giving savory depth without weight. Fine grained tannin holds the frame while the feel stays fresh and silky. The finish runs long and mineral.
Wilfried Valat in Calce grows Carignan on hard schist and treats Vertigo for lift rather than power. He ages the wine in large casks so the fruit stays clear, the tannins stay fine, and the stony line shows through. With vines around sixty years old, it offers a southern red defined by freshness and poise that few places can match.
- Producer
- La Nouvelle Don(n)e
- Style
- Red
- Grape
- Origin
- Vin de France
- Farming
- Organic
- Winemaking
- 100% Carignan, fermented in concrete with native yeast using a traditional maceration up to 40 days, then aged 18 months in demi-muids, unfined and unfiltered, no sulfur added
Calce, Pyrénées-Orientales, Occitania, France
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La Nouvelle Don(n)e
The vineyards are mostly old vines rooted in schist. The aim is balance and clarity of fruit, with minimal intervention to let the place speak. Production is small, and the style tends toward freshness and lift rather than power.
| Nose | Cedar, light smoke, tart red berry, black olive |
|---|---|
| Palate | Blue fruits that are juicy but balanced, fresh and silky, with a stony, mineral edge |
| Finish | Long and mineral |
| Texture | Silky, fine grained tannin |
| Serving | Serve at 60F. |
- Pairs with
- Herb roasted chicken with rosemary and lemon; grilled lamb chops with thyme; seared tuna with olives and tomatoes; mushroom risotto; sausage and peppers with fennel
- Cellaring
- Drink now through 2027
- Vineyard
- Schist soils, old vines around 60 years
red grape · regional staple
Carignan
kah·ree·nyahn
High tannin and acidity rising through a garrigue-herb aromatic lift.
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Blue fruit that stays juicy but balanced as a stony edge builds through the meal. Cedar and a touch of light smoke weave in with black olive, giving savory depth without weight. Fine grained tannin holds the frame while the feel stays fresh and silky. The f...
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