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Domaine Danjou-Banessy

2021 Domaine Danjou-Banessy, Roboul, Cotes Catalanes

France Mourvedre Cotes Catalanes 750ML
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Domaine Danjou-Banessy

2021 Domaine Danjou-Banessy, Roboul, Cotes Catalanes

France Mourvedre Cotes Catalanes 750ML
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Well, when you worship at the punts of Rayas and various famous Burgundy houses, you'll try to recreate those sorts of wines no matter where your family's vineyards are. But where it gets really crazy is that the family vineyards the brothers inherited were long farmed to create Rivesaltes, the classic dessert wine of the Roussillon. Just like those producers they aspire to be, their work began in the vineyard where they decided to go head-on into biodynamic viticulture, which seems bonkers when you see the desert-like vineyards - it's just rocks, barely any soil to speak of. Roboul is Mourvedre and Grenache, vines in clay and limestone soils with the Rhône-esque galets (large, rounded rocks) on top. The whole clusters are retained, and then crushed and aged in neutral Burgundy barrels for 12 months. Nothing is added or removed. It dances across the palate, both rich and bright with gorgeous dark red fruits and mineral strike.

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The Danjou brothers Benoit and Sebastien inherited a vineyard that was once used for the production of Rivesaltes, a sweet, fortified wine. With great care to revitalize the vineyard, the brothers set out to produce individualistic, refined and complex still wines from the ancient vines.

Domaine Danjou-Banessy

A domaine in Espira De L’Aigly, a village in the heart of the sweet wine region of Rivesaltes. Brothers Sebastien and Benoit have taken the vines that have been in their family for generations and made wines that challenge the concept of what Rousillon is, yet show us what Rousillon can be. The Danjou-Banessy wines are bright, lively, complex, and somewhat Burgundian in profile but also represent well their region, “French Catalunya.”

The grapes planted on the 17-ha estate of Danjou-Banessy are traditional-  Cinsault, Mourvedre, Carignan Noir, Grenache Noir, Grenache Blanc, Maccabeu, Muscat of Alexandria, and the very rare Grenache Gris. The farming is organic while practicing biodynamics to a T. The winemaking is minimal and reductive (sans oxygen), which is undoubtedly unique in the area known as the homeland of the “Rancio” style (fortified and entirely oxidized for an extended period). Though if you are looking for rancio and visit the domaine, the brothers will oblige, as it is the wine of their grandfather.

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Domaine Danjou-Banessy

The Danjou brothers Benoit and Sebastien inherited a vineyard that was once used for the production of Rivesaltes, a sweet, fortified wine. With great care to revitalize the vineyard, the brothers set out to produce individualistic, refined and complex still wines from the ancient vines.

A domaine in Espira De L’Aigly, a village in the heart of the sweet wine region of Rivesaltes. Brothers Sebastien and Benoit have taken the vines that have been in their family for generations and made wines that challenge the concept of what Rousillon is, yet show us what Rousillon can be. The Danjou-Banessy wines are bright, lively, complex, and somewhat Burgundian in profile but also represent well their region, “French Catalunya.”

The grapes planted on the 17-ha estate of Danjou-Banessy are traditional-  Cinsault, Mourvedre, Carignan Noir, Grenache Noir, Grenache Blanc, Maccabeu, Muscat of Alexandria, and the very rare Grenache Gris. The farming is organic while practicing biodynamics to a T. The winemaking is minimal and reductive (sans oxygen), which is undoubtedly unique in the area known as the homeland of the “Rancio” style (fortified and entirely oxidized for an extended period). Though if you are looking for rancio and visit the domaine, the brothers will oblige, as it is the wine of their grandfather.

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