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Collioure: 2008 whites & rosés |
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White
2008
Domaine Manya-Puig (Grenache blanc Marsanne
Roussanne) - aromatic, floral and lightly exotic fruit vs zingy, elegant
and tight mouthfeel; zesty orange peel notes vs a touch of appealing weight and
roundness. €8.50 87 Rosé
2008
Domaine St. Sébastien - nice creamy vs lively red fruit style, oily
textured and weighty vs zesty and crisp with light bitter twist. €8
87
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"As
well as being a quite famous (think brightly coloured paintings and now-extinct
anchovies), twee, upmarket seaside town on the southeast Roussillon coast, not
far from the barely visible line marking Catalunya Sud; the evocative name of
Collioure is also an appellation for red, white and rosé wines. It covers the
same terrain as vineyards used to source grapes for those perhaps better known
Vins Doux Naturels, sweet fortified aged reds (mostly) labelled as Banyuls,
stretching dramatically behind and between Collioure, Port-Vendres,
Banyuls-sur-mer and Cerbère. Anyway, Collioure has arguably gained a pretty good
reputation for its big red wines (based on Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre...), at
least for those lucky enough to have discovered any of the very good ones; but
also deserves to find a wider wine-enthusiast audience (especially as they can
be just as dear as the reds) for its sometimes very characterful whites and
rosés. Here are half-a-dozen 2008s I discovered at the "Musaïques des Collioure"
wine & food festival in mid-June 2009, which are enticing autumn drinking." RMJames
(posted Sept. 09)