Good afternoon wine lovers,
Today we would like to draw your attention to a producer we are proud to boast among our selection. Michel Chapoutier is most famous for his Rhone Selections Parcellaires, wines from top sites that express one terroir and one grape variety and are difficult to find. Less well known are his more southern wines, equally amazing bottles that are superb expressions of Roussillon, which has very different soils, climate and traditions. They are fabulous wines that expresses very neatly the terroir they're coming from.
One of them is the Bila-Haut Latour de France Occultum Lapidem 2013 at £16.30
Bila-Haut is the Roussillon-based domaine of Michel Chapoutier. “Occultum Lapidem” is Latin for “hidden gem” or “hidden stone” and refers to the Bila-Haut estate’s oldest vineyards, where vines exceed 50 years of age and produce concentrated, powerful grapes.
The 2013 Occultum Lapidem is a blend composed by 50% Syrah, 40% Grenache and 10% Carignan and goes through a very lengthy (4 week plus) maceration process, where the crushed grape juice sits in contact with the skins pre-fermentation. In order to avoid excessive oak flavours the wine is matured partly in larger oak vats and partly in cement tanks.
It's a natural partner of the varied and exquisite local gastronomy and in our opinion it macthes perfectly with CASTELNAUDARY CASSOULET.
Look for the full recipe at http://www.grandcruco.com/…/bila-haut-latour-de-france-occu…
Enjoy it !
The Grand Cru team
