Domaine Modat - Côtes du Roussillon De-ci De-là 2022
2*Étoiles
Hachette
17/20
Jancis Robinson
"The taste of wind on the brush and stones of a mountain (Jancis Robinson)"
"On gneiss and granite sand soils, white grape varieties (white and gray Grenache, Macabeu, and white Carignan) are picked "here and there," scattered among very old red vines, then vinified in large oak barrels and demi-muids before being aged for 10 months on lees. This results in a mineral, lively, taut wine with very subtle oak support and a pleasant mellowness on the palate, followed by a fresh finish with notes of lemon and lychee." (Guide Hachette 2025)
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Nose
Very floral, powdery, hints of exotic fruits and citrus
Mouth
Complex with a lovely tangy attack, followed by roundness and minerality.
Serve
At 10-12°C, decanting will bring out its roundness.
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairings
Perfect for an aperitif, grilled fish or fish en papillote, oven-roasted poultry...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2021 guide) 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
Philippe Modat compensated for the thanklessness of his job as a clerk at the Commercial Court by reviving his wild gneiss lands in Caramany, with the help of his tireless manager Laurent Abet. Today, his sons Quentin and Louis have taken over, with many projects in mind. Impeccable viticulture, respectful winemaking, and the development of a range of wines: everything is falling into place to help the estate grow and evolve. Promising wines, a cellar full of ideas, and a welcome breath of fresh air blowing through an appellation that sorely needs it.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated wine (2025 guide) 2 stars (Outstanding wine)
Rated estate (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About wine:
On gneiss and granite sandy soils, white grape varieties (white and gray Grenache, Macabeu, white Carignan) are harvested "here and there," scattered among very old red vines, then vinified in large oak barrels and demi-muids, before being aged for 10 months on lees. This results in a mineral, lively, taut wine with very subtle oak support and a pleasant mellowness on the palate, followed by a fresh finish with notes of lemon and lychee.
About the estate:
Of Catalan origin, Philippe Modat, a magistrate, is a knowledgeable wine lover, like his father, who also became a winegrower. This passion led to the creation of an estate in the Agly Valley in 2006: 27 hectares of vines on a plateau at an altitude of 300 meters, in conversion to organic farming since 2011 (8 hectares biodynamic) and an ecologically designed cellar equipped with photovoltaic cells, inaugurated in 2008.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2024 guide) 17/20
About wine:
A robust white wine that truly tastes like the wind blowing through the brush and rocks of a mountain. It's sage and purple sage flowers. It's the smell of your hands after rock climbing—geosmin and petri—and the smell of moss clinging to the underside of rocks beneath a waterfall. And yet there is sweetness, as it warms and opens up in the glass—a sweetness and purity of fruit that became more pronounced as we tasted it over several days. Cooked pears, then fuzzy peaches. A hint of caramel at the end.
James Suckling
Rated estate (2022 guide) Recommended
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