Roc des Anges, Cotes Catalanes Rouge 'Reliefs', 2022 102225OFFER this fresh and vivacious Monastrell

this fresh and vivacious Monastrell shows earthy richness

extended maceration—that require decades of patience but reward with profound complexity

this 2024 shows green apple

drawn from the most intensely botrytized fruit on the estate's limestone-rich Barsac terroir

indigenous yeast fermented

Roc des Anges, Cotes Catalanes Rouge 'Reliefs', 2022 102225OFFER this fresh and vivacious MonastrellReliefs is the French word for the shape of a landscape the ridges, folds and slopes of it and that's a fair description of what Marjorie Gallet is bottling here. Carignan, Grenache and Syrah, farmed biodynamically in the Catalan hills, come together into something dark fruited and stony rather than sweet and sunny, which is the entire argument of the new Roussillon. There's warmth in the glass, but it's held in check by an earthy, herbal cut that