Appellation: IGP des Cotes Catalanes, Languedoc & Roussillon

Grape: Grenache 80%, Syrah 20%
Yield: 12 hl/ha
Bottles produced: 60,000
Packing: case of 6 bottles
Ageing & other info: French oak for 18 months. 30% new. Bottle aged 5 months prior to release. Sourced from the domain’s finest vineyards. Grenache from black schist soils while Syrah from vineyards on schist and granite soil.  The vines are on average more than 60 years old. From the concentrated grapes of these vineyards, Richard Case and Dave Phinney make powerful wines, with an unmistakable style. These are wines that fascinate with their intense aroma, their great density, and their extremely rich taste.

Rating & Award: 95 pt by Wine Advocate for Vintage 2015. 2018 TBC.

Maturity/drink: Drink now, and expect evolution for another 4-6 years.

Tasting Notes:

' Dark and dense with a concentrated profile of silky ripe plum, cassis, violet, D66 displays a rich cardinal red hue in the glass. It begins with intoxicating aromas of blackberry, plum and prunes with lots of cedar, baking spice and vanilla. The first impression offers notes of black fruits of supreme richness. Tasting reveals big, velvety, concentrated fruit flavors as well as plenty of licorice and some minerality. Tasty notes of cardamom ( herb ), dried quinces and the typical minerality of the South of France complete the tasting experience. The soft tannins support the wine and give it a nice freshness. Such a big wine! ‘

Things you need to know:

Richard Case, the British born winemaker of Domaine de la Pertuisane, is an expert of producing great wine. His project Department 66 is collaborated with the American iconic winemaker, Dave Phinney, who is a Napa wine legend that produced some big names such as Orin Shifts - The Prisoners and The Locations Wines.