La Cave de l'Abbe Rous, Cornet et Cie, Blanc, Collioure A.C., 2009
Type: White Wines
Region: Roussillon
Grape Variety: Grenache Gris
Size: 75cl
Alcohol Content: 13.5%
Food Matches: White meat in sauces, grilled fish, scallops, crayfish, cheeses.
A wonderfully complex mix of aromatic heather and honey, herbs and soft ripe apples, this Collioure is a classic - almost Rhône-like in character and intensity.
“White Collioure is rare, but can be stunning. This is amazingly fresh but full-bodied. Clean, lean, wetstone nose; rich and powerful, oaky, but with a lanolin texture, apricots, peach-stones and a bitter finish. Really interesting top-drawer wine that will continue to develop, and a bargain at this price.” John Wilson, Irish Times, March 2010(about 2008)
‘This is a red wine drinker’s white – wild, waxy, exotic, extravagent.... remarkable marriage of apricot jam, fat apple flesh, walnut cake and stewed fresh figs that somehow stays the right side of cloying...’ Oz Clarke 250 Best Wines 2010(about 2008)
price: €14.95
