Château de Caladroy Cuvée Les Schistes Côtes du Roussillon Villages 2018 (750ml) Robola low yielding bush vines

low yielding bush vines

chocolate and sliced raw beef

effervescent citrus

and be enjoyed over the following decade plus

Boundary Breaks refer to this wine as reserve because it comes from a portion of the vineyard where they have thinned the fruit on the vines

Château de Caladroy Cuvée Les Schistes Côtes du Roussillon Villages 2018 (750ml) Robola low yielding bush vinesThe soils on this rugged mountain ridge are a mix of sand and clay on top of black schist. Schist terroir for French vineyards can be found in pockets of Languedoc (notable Faugres); parts of Anjou; and up in the northern Rhne in part of Cte Rte and across the river in Seyssuel. And theres a big swath of it over the border in Spains Priorat. Schist tends to emphasize fruit rather than tannin, and red wine from these terroirs typically show a fruit