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Information:	Domaine du Roc des Anges The domaine of 13 hectares was created in February 2001 by 23 year old Marjorie Gallet. Exposed to wine at an early age (she grew up near Côte Rôtie), she earned her degree at Montpellier while doing apprenticeships with Yves Cuilleron and Pierre Gaillard in the northern Rhone. Her final apprenticeship with Domaine Gauby in the Roussillon was cut short when she decided to create her own domaine. The domaine is located in the valley of Agly, 30 kilometers north west of Perpignan on shallow schist soils(the bedrock is less than one meter down in most parts of the vineyard). Of the 13ha, 9.5ha are in red varietals(15% Syrah, 25% Grenache Noir, and 60% Carignan) and 3.5ha are in white (80% Grenache Gris and 20% Grenache Blanc and Maccabeu). 30 different parcels make up the domaine with primarily a northern exposition on the side of the Força Real mountain, protected from the ocean wind and humidity. 40% of the vines are more than 95 years old! Another 40% are 40 to 90 years old and the remaining 20% are young vines which were planted at very high density – 7,000-10,000 vines per hectare. The vineyards are worked manually, ie no chemicals. The grapes are harvested by hand and are pressed in a wooden vertical basket press.
The Wines     Roc des Anges Rouge Vielles Vignes Roc des Anges Rouge Vielles Vignes (Côtes de Roussillon) 40% Carignan, 40% Grenache Noir, 20% Syrah.   1903 Carignan 1903 Carignan (VDP des Pyrénées Orientales) 2 hectares of Carignan planted in 1903. Marjorie ferments a small volume of juice in a large diameter 30hl tank – like a porto laggar. Very limited.
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