Domaine Gauby - Côtes Catalanes Les Calcinaires blanc 2023
92/100
RVF
"Freshness and minerality, with a hint of pleasant bitterness".
"Les Calcinaires introduces the estate's style with class, salivating, sapid, delicately smoky. It gives us candied lemon, citron, pulp." (Le Guide RVF 2025)
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Eye
Bright pale yellow colour
Nose
Delicate and subtle, with aromas of fresh fruit (peach, apricot), exotic accents (pineapple, lychee), beautiful citrus scents (orange, citron), and delicate mintiness.
Mouth
Tasty and round, with lovely aromas of pineapple, citrus fruit with a hint of mint and honey, freshness and minerality with a hint of bitterness that lengthens the finish.
Serve
At 10-12°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif, with seafood, oysters au gratin, fillet of sole with lemon butter, grilled fish, sweetbreads...
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2025 guide) 92/100
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wines is always a magical experience)
About the wine:
Les Calcinaires is a classy introduction to the estate's salivating, sapid, delicately smoky style. It gives us candied lemon, citron and pulp.
About the domain :
Since his beginnings in the mid-1980s, Gérard Gauby has been an inspiring, demanding and passionate winemaker. His vines are cultivated with love and respect for plants and the ecosystem. He has revealed to the world the complexity and potential of Calce's ferruginous limestone and schist terroir. The winemaker has also succeeded in evolving his style towards less elevated, purer and more airy wines. Accompanied by his son, he continues this quest, with his cuvées gaining in expression and deliciousness. The whites are straightforward, with superb longevity and controlled ageing. The reds are pure and deep. The 2021s are top-of-the-range in both colors.