⭐️87/100⭐️ Matassa “Coume de l’Olla Rouge”, 2019 📍Calce

⭐️87/100⭐️ Matassa “Coume de l’Olla Rouge”, 2019 📍Calce, Côtes Catalanes, Roussillon, France🇫🇷 🍇 70% Grenache Noir / 20% Grenache Gris / 10% Macabeu & Syrah ⚡️12% Tasted: November 2020 Another refreshing natural wine from Tom Lubbe’s Matassa. After tasting the whole 2019-portfolio from Domaine Matassa, there’s no doubt, that it’s one of his greatest vintages so far. As I thought, his bigger wines couldn’t get any better, he easily proved me wrong. Even his less expensive wines (all his wines are fair priced, btw), Coume de l’Olla Blanc & Noir are showing better results. The grapes for “l’Olla Rouge” are harvested from 60-80 years old vines - all organic and biodynamic. The three varieties of grapes ferments naturally together with all skins and whole clusters for 10-14 days with only indigonous yeasts. Élevage lasts 6-8 months in concrete tanks before being bottled unfined, unfiltered and with no additional SO2. A wine balancing between fun (funkiness) and the seriousness. The bouquet is offering dark, jammy cherry and blackberry, orange peel and hot spices (reminds me of the “orange & cloves pomanders” from Christmas), followed by some tiny, funky horse stable and lots of herbs. The palate is a bit simple but with a great and delicious strawberry-rhubarb taste. Chewy whole-cluster-tannins and a bit of acidity to bring some vibrance to the wine. The wine is refreshing and delicious with a fine depth, but lacks of the elegance and finesse from Tom’s bigger wines. Spottet at @gourmethuntersok @itsjustwine .dk #wine #winelover #matassa #coumedelolla #roussillon #france #frenchwine #grenache #grenachegris #macabeu #naturalwine #biodynamicwine #organic #vin #vinrouge #vino #vinorosso #vinotinto #wineporn #foodporn #instagood #winereview #wineblogger #catalunya #tomlubbe #winetime #finewine #gourmet #rarewine #🍷