Sobilane Grenache-Syrah Cotes Catalanes 2023

Domaine la Sobilane is located near Perpignan, in the Eastern Pyrenees region between the villages of Canet and Saint-Nazaire in the heart of the Roussillon in southern France. La Sobilane’s oldest vintages date from the end of the Second World War and feature some gnarly vines with serious chracter that have roots meters and meters below the soil.

This is a 60% Grenache, 40% Syrah blend from the Eastern Pyrenees in southern France near Perpignan. The vineyards sit on thick red clay mixed with rounded stones from alluvial deposits – the kind of soil that keeps the grapes fresh even with all that sunshine and altitude. Winemaker Hervé Sabardeil hand-harvests at peak ripeness, then uses both traditional maceration and carbonic maceration to pull out the best character from each grape. Everything’s aged in concrete tanks, which is why this wine has such purity and personality.