Roc des AngesLanguedoc-Roussillon, France
The nose is complex, fruity and floral, with balsamic and mineral hints. On the palate it's intense, fresh and savoury, very well-balanced. Its name, Llum, which in Catalan means light, perfectly describes the delicate and bright spirit of this wine.
Best known in Roussillon, Southern Rhône
A pink-skinned version of Grenache, found mostly in Roussillon. It makes weighty, textured whites and rosés with ripe fruit and a herbal, savoury edge. Often grown on old vines in mixed plantings, and a key grape in the region's sweet wines.
Best known in Rioja, Penedès, Roussillon
A versatile Spanish white grape. Fresh and floral when young, nutty and honeyed with age. Known as Viura in Rioja and Maccabeu in Roussillon, it is also a key grape in Cava.
France
France's most exciting and under-appreciated wine region. Stretching along the Mediterranean coast from Nîmes to the Spanish border, it's a vast, diverse landscape of old Grenache and Carignan vines, ambitious small producers and extraordinary value.
Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Marjorie and Stéphane Gallet farm organically and biodynamically in Roussillon, making very small quantities. Love Wine stocks Segna da Cor, a red from 30 to 40 year old vines on schist, and Llum Blanc, from vineyards planted between 1919 and 2008.
More from Roc des Anges →Majorie Gallet, who grew up in one of the lush French regions of Grenoble, had a passion for winemaking right from a young age. She and her husband, Stephane, used to go to trips to Roussilon during vacations. This is where, they understood the potential of the Roussilon vines. The plots here resembled those of Grenoble and Cote-Rotie, where Majorie had grown up. Stephane and Majorie are known for producing very small quantities of wine under this label. This is the main reason their wines have excellent ageing potential. At their vineyard, the couple practices only organic and biodynamic viticultural techniques, to bring out the best of the fruits that they grow with so much care and compassion to the environment. The grapes used to make Roc des Anges Llum Blanc come from scattered vineyards planted between 1919 and 2008 on the northern slope of the Força Real massif in very shallow shale soils, without clays, which give it a crystalline and mineral character. After alcoholic fermentation, wine ages for nine months in used Burgundy barrels and cement vats.
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