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The Reds
Lucien makes 3 different reds:
2 pure Grenache reds (Les Amandiers and Les Oliviers) and 1 pure Syrah (Les Figuiers).
Les Amandiers: made from a thirty year old red Grenache on a fully south facing black marl hillside.
Les Oliviers: made from old vine red Grenache on northwest facing black schist
Les Figuiers: made from Shiraz on a southwest facing black marl plot.
The Whites
CAs for the reds, Lucien only makes mono-varietal wines: 1 pure Maccabeu and 1 white Grenache
Les Agaves: made from a south facing Maccabeu.
Fleur d’Agaves: made from south facing old vine white Grenache.
Specification – Les Amandiers
Appellation:
AOC Côte du Roussillon Villages.
Grape variety:
overwhelming majority of red Grenache.
Terroir :
Black marl – south facing – surface area: 80 a.
Year planted: 1989.
Average yield: 15 hl/ha.
Hand picked into small 20 kg crates.
Specification – Les Oliviers
Appellation :
AOC Côte du Roussillon Villages.
Grape variety:
a vast majority of red Grenache.
Terroir :
black marl– northwest facing – surface area: 60 a.
Year planted: 1931.
Specification – Les Figuiers
Appellation :
AOC Côte du Roussillon Villages.
Grape variety:
overwhelming majority of Syrah.
Terroir :
marl and black schist – south and southeast facing – surface area: 74 a.
Year planted: 1992.
Average yield: 13 hl/ha.
Specification – Les Agaves
Appellation :
Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes .
Grape variety:
Maccabeu.
Terroir :
black marl and schist – southeast facing– surface area: 1 ha 40.
Year planted: 1993.
Average yield: 18 hl/ha.
Hand picked into small 20 kg crates.
Specification – Fleur d'agave
Appellation :
Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes .
Grape variety:
old vine white Grenache.
Terroir :
black schist – south facing– surface area: 55 a.
Year planted: 1938.
Average yield: 14 hl/ha.
Specification – Le GG de Lulu
Appellation :
Vin de Pays des Côtes Catalanes.
Grape variety:
Grenache Gris.
Terroir :
black marl and schist – south facing – surface area: 80 a near on the administrative territory of Espira de l’Agly 66).
Year planted: 1938.
Average yield: 12 hl/ha.
Hand picked into small 20 kg crates.
Specification – Muscat P'tit Grain
Appellation :
AOC Muscat de Rivesaltes Contrôlée.
Grape variety:
Muscat Petits Grains.
Terroir :
black marl and schist – south and east facing – surface area: 1 ha.
Year planted: 1977.
Specification – Hip Hop
Appellation :
Table wine.
Grape variety:
Red Grenache.
Terroir :
black marl– south facing – surface area: 50 a.
Year planted: 1993. - the wines
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The Grey
Grenache Gris, an old Catalan grape variety, used mainly for making white wine, has been hijacked by Lucien to make his GG de Lulu. Made with full bunch maceration, this essence of this wine swings between a tannic rosé and a fruity red.
The Muscat de Rivesaltes
100% Muscat Petit Grain, grown on south and east facing hillsides, this Muscat, whilst being very pleasant to drink now, warrants being kept for a number of years. .
The Hip Hop
Made from late harvest red Grenache noir, this is the estate’s whim.Vinification:
full bunch maceration.
Maturing:
10 months in a 15 hl tapered vat.
Tasting notes:
full-bodied, supple but well structured, with spice, prune and caramel notes.
Serving advice:
best served at about 18°C, must be carafed, good with red meats in a rich sauce, with cheese or with a caramel desert.
To keep for: 5 to 8 years..
Note :
This wine has not (or hardly) been filtered: any dark deposit that may form will not affect the quality of the wine. When tasting, the temperature of the wine can have a considerable effect on the organoleptic appreciation of this wine.
Label by: Yoon-HeeAverage yield: 12 hl/ha.
Hand picked into small 20kg crates.
Vinification :
full bunch maceration.
Maturing:
10 months in 228l barrels previously used 3 to 7 times.
Tasting notes:
deeply coloured, powerful, concentrated, with aromas of cherry and humus, a wine with powerful tannins, intense tasting.
Serving advice:
best served at around 16°C, must be carafed (i.e. aerated not gently decanted), goes well with duck, lamb or a chocolate dessert.
Can be kept for: 8 to 10 years.
Label by: Yoon-HeeHand picked into small 20kg crates.
Vinification :
full bunch maceration.
Maturing:
10 months in 228 l barrels previously used 3 to 7 times.
Tasting notes:
an intense colour, powerful, concentrated, aromatic, with characteristic aromas of ripe fruits and humus, quite strong with extremely well balanced tannins, will keep well for a long, long time.
Serving advice:
best served at 16°C, must be carafed (for aeration), goes well with game or strong cheeses.
To keep for: 5 to 30 years.
Note :
This wine has not (or hardly) been filtered: any dark deposit that may form will not affect the quality of the wine.
Label by: Yoon-HeeVinification :
de-stalked, immediate pressing; primary fermentation in barrels.
Maturing:
6 to 8 months in 228 l barrels previously used 3 to 7 times.
Tasting notes:
a golden colour, with salty and oyster shell notes, rich and full of freshness in the mouth (with a lightly acidic end note).
Serving advice:
best served at around 12°C, better carafe, serve as an aperitif, with seafood, chicory /endives and asparagus, and ewe’s milk cheeses.
Can be kept for: 1 to 3 years.
Note :
This wine has not (or hardly) been filtered: any dark deposit that may form will not affect the quality of the wine.
Label by: Yoon-HeeHand picked into small 20kg crates.
Vinification :
de-stalked, immediate pressing; primary fermentation in barrels.
Maturing:
on the lees, 6 to 8 months in 228l barrels previously used 3 to 7 times.
Tasting notes:
a greenish yellow with aromas of white acacia flowers and citrus, fresh Serving and powerful.
Serving advice:
best served at around 12°C, carafing is advised, goes well with scallops, grilled fish, fruit desserts or hard cheeses (e.g. comté).
Can be kept for: 2 to 5 years.
Note :
This wine has only been lightly filtered: a coloured deposit may form but does not affect the quality of the wine.
Label by: Laurent BenkhiraVinification :
full bunch maceration.
Maturing:
6 to 8 months in 228 l barrels previously used 3 to 7 times.
Tasting notes:
on the nose pronounced aromas of white flowers and rose petals; in the mouth this wine has a powerful and slightly tannin structure, closer to a red wine; end notes of praline and hazelnut.
Serving advice:
best served at around 12°C, carafing advised, goes well with pressed ham, grilled meats, hard cheeses or a chocolate dessert.
Can be kept for: should be drunk young.
Note :
This wine has only been lightly filtered: a coloured deposit may form but does not affect the quality of the wine.
Label by: drawing by Lefred ThouronAverage yield: 12 hl/ha.
Hand picked into small 20 kg crates.
Vinification :
de-stalking, immediate pressing.
Maturing:
on lees.
Tasting notes:
a golden colour, aromatic notes of quince and lychee with citrus and a freshness in the mouth, with the sweetness not dominating.
Serving advice:
best served at around 10°C, goes well with pan fried foie gras with vinegar, a sweet and sour pineapple dish, blue cheeses, parmesan or simply as an aperitif.
Can be kept for: 7 to 77 years.
Label by: Laurent Benkhira and the winegrowerAverage yield: 12 hl/ha.
Vendange manuelle en sur-maturation en caissettes de 20 kg.
Vinification :
full bunch maceration for three months.
Maturing:
in barrels for 6 months.
Tasting notes:
a deep colour, aromas of preserved fruits (over-ripe), with a bitter chocolate end note; powerful and tannic in the mouth.
Serving advice:
best served at around 12°C, goes well with pan fried foie gras with vinegar, a sweet and sour pineapple dish, blue cheeses, parmesan or simply as an aperitif.
Can be kept for: 1 to 5 years.
Label by: Laurent Benkhira