Coume del Mas 'Folio' Collioure AOC Blanc 2024 Wine:Wine

Coume del Mas 'Folio' Collioure AOC Blanc 2024 Wine:WineA textural white drinker's heaven! Folio is one of Roussillon's benchmark white wines. It is a sumptuous blend of Grenache Gris (90%) and Grenache Blanc (10%) from 32 tiny parcels of gnarly old vines planted to schist soils high above Banyuls. This is as far south in France as you can go, nestled into the foothills of the Pyrenees on the frontier with Catalan Spain. Barrel fermented with indigenous yeasts, it ages on its fine lees for six months. The

Colle Volta is a unique example of both place and grape variety that is renowned for its elegance as it develops into a new biotype of Montepulciano

Along with incredible old vine Garnacha and sheep

This virile Riserva offers plenty of character—that much is obvious

Vineyards: Planas Altas (1980)

A herb and spice mix keeps it earthy and aromatically complex

Spontaneous fermentation for 15 days with a total of 40 days maceration

a succulence of ripe strawberry and cherry

with bright acidity keeping the ripe but juicy tropical fruit and lime flavours light and lively

The aromatics alone are just captivating

This is so pretty today but could use more time to develop its aromatics in the bottle

he farms ancient genetic material in the form of old bush vines that have been in his family for many generations

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