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Côtes du Roussillon Villages AOC

Northern Roussillon's most prestigious red wine appellation, producing concentrated, sun-drenched wines from Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre and Carignan on ancient schist, granite and limestone soils. Villages such as Maury, Tautavel and Latour-de-France produce wines of distinctive terroir character and exceptional concentration.

Year Rating Notes
2023 Good Mediterranean vintage; concentration and freshness balanced in Grenache
2022 Outstanding vintage on schist; wines of benchmark concentration and Roussillon terroir precision.
2021 Cooler than typical; elegant, more approachable village wines of genuine freshness.
2020 Warm and dry; old-vine Carignan and Grenache produced exceptional concentration.
2019 Well-balanced vintage; aromatic Grenache-Syrah blends with good freshness for the zone.
2018 Low yields from summer heat produced intensely concentrated village reds with remarkable structure.
2017 Drought stress; concentrated but lower volume from surviving vines