Domaine Boucabeille Rivesaltes Ambré Hors d’age
The wines of the Boucabeille estate are produced mainly on the Forca real hill 15 km northwest of Perpignan. It promotes biodiversity around the vine by planting forest and scrubland but also creates ponds and places dozens of beehives. The Forca real hill is made up of slate schists that date back 450 million years.
The schist allows the vine to penetrate deep in order to find all the elements it needs (water and minerals). The altitude of the vines (505 meters) brings freshness. This terroir also brings roundness and length in the mouth, as well as a lot of finesse and complex aromas.
The Rivesaltes Ambré Hors d’age is made by direct pressing of whole bunches followed by settling and vinification at low temperature. The wine is then aged for 20 years in French oak barrels.
This wine reveals a delicate old gold color, brown and orange highlights. On the nose, aromas of rancio, prunes, fig jam, candied orange peel, tobacco, brandy and beeswax. On the palate, elegant, fine and concentrated: raisins in alcohol, dried and candied fruits, roasting. Walnuts on the finish.
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The vines are grown on schist soils and whole-bunch-pressed. Jean Boucabeille doesn’t plough, to avoid damaging the microbial life in the soil, and doesn’t use machinery in the vineyard, in order to avoid soil compaction. Winemaking is low intervention, with spontaneous fermentation.
The Rivesaltes Ambré Hors d’age is made by direct pressing of whole bunches followed by settling and vinification at low temperature. The wine is then aged for 20 years in French oak barrels.
This wine reveals a delicate old gold color, brown and orange highlights. On the nose, aromas of rancio, prunes, fig jam, candied orange peel, tobacco, brandy and beeswax. On the palate, elegant, fine and concentrated: raisins in alcohol, dried and candied fruits, roasting. Walnuts on the finish.
Robert Parker Wine Advocate – April 2014: 91/100. “The dessert NV Rivesaltes Hors d’Age is 100% Maccabeu and has a vibrant, amber colour. As blend of vintages (most over 25+ years in age), it is loaded with toffee, caramelised sugar and toasted hazelnut qualities, and is full bodied and textured on the palate, with the alcohol fully integrated. It’s a gorgeous Rivesaltes to serve at the end of a meal. Made by Jean Boucabeille, these are all superb wines that have a fantastic mix of richness and elegance. I was blown away by them.” – Jeb Dennuck.
Grape Varietal: Maccabeu
Awards: 91+ Wine Advocate
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