Languedoc
Arc en ciel - 2023 - Sébastien Agelet
Domaine De Mena
A nose with notes of cherry, blackberry, and spices... The palate is vibrant and juicy, with soft tannins and a touch of spice. Fresh and lively, with a fruity, mineral finish. An intriguing, easy-drinking wine—best enjoyed slightly chilled.
- Size
- 75 cl
- Original features
- Low-sulfite
- Appellation
- Vin de France
- Degree of alcohol
- 13.5 %
- To drink from
- 2024 to 2029
- rock’n’roll
A blended cuvée of Carignan, Lledoner Pelut, Syrah and Muscat. From 20-40-year-old vines grown on south- and north-facing slopes of stony clays. The estate is certified organic. The soil is lightly tilled twice a year, and grapes are harvested by hand with small crates. Separate vinification: 7 days of maceration with whole clusters, gentle extraction, followed by 7 months of aging in old barrels. Blended about a month before bottling. Bottled at the Domaine on April 2, 2024, unfined, unfiltered, with 0.8 g/hl of sulfur.
Sébastien Agelet
Sébastien Agelet is a vigneron in Paziols in southern France, 15 km from the sea between Leucate and Perpignan. His story is much like that of many winemakers, as a man who’d always delivered his family’s grapes to the cooperative, until the day that he discovered a passion for making wine himself... It was in 2012 that he rebaptised his estate De Mena, which in Catalan, his region’s...
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