Le Roc des Anges "Imalaya" blanc sec 2012 (75 cl)

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Sur ce vin en particulier:

Vin issu d'une parcelle de carignan gris de 60 ans sur granit située à la sortie du village de Tarerach... à 500 mètres d'altitude: c'est l'Himalaya !

Le guide RVF des meilleurs vins de France 2014: Le carignan gris Imalaya déploie une chair subtile et intense, très proches des saveurs originelles du raisin.

Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (David Schildknecht, janv. 2014): The 2012 Imalaya represents the third bottling (I have not tasted its predecessors) dedicated to a precious, tiny, granitic parcel of Carignan Gris high up at Tarerach near the western edge of Roussillon viticulture (nearly to Prades), and as such the only Roc des Anges wine not grown in the immediate vicinity of Montner. Gallet says that with this edition she recognizes the effects of getting these old vines into shape after years of neglectful pruning and knee-jerk use of herbicides and pesticides. Bright lime and kiwi saturate the palate with juicy, tangy generosity, vivid lime zest and incisive stoniness adding to an invigorating finish while intriguing intimations of floral perfume perfectly fit the sense of wafting buoyancy that runs all the way through this. I imagine that it will remain delightful through at least 2016.