Ollieux Romanis ‘Atal Sia’ Corbières Boutenac 2005
89+ points
Corbières Boutenac, France. 14%
Astonishingly approachable, and yet this is a powerful young wine with capacity to age for 5-10 years. I believe this is 100% Carignan an overlooked and maligned grape variety. This is modern boutique Australian winemaking style. With lashings of black stone fruit and lovely dusty dry chocolate tannins.
Run by a Pierre Borie (any relation to Xavier Borie - of Chateau Grand Puy Lacoste ?).
Just tasted this wine with Pierre Bories.
Atal Sia = Let it be in the old Langue d’Oc.
The wine is 45% carignan, 25% Grenache, 25% Mourvedre [co-fermented] and 5% Syrah. All carbonic maceration .
No oak.
Pierre Bories is not related to Xavier Borie.
Comment by Martin Lam — July 22, 2008 @ 3:21 pm