Chateau Ollieux Romanis, Cuvee Classique Rouge, 2024

£17.20

Certified-organic Corbières from a benchmark estate. Tank-fermented and aged, it’s supple and ripe with dark fruit and a hint of garrigue spice, without oak heaviness.

black cherry
cassis
black pepper
garrigue herbs

At a glance

Producer: Château Ollieux Romanis
Region: Languedoc
Appellation: Corbières
Grape: Carignan Grenache Syrah Cinsault
Country: France
Wine type: Red
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — certified

Taste profile

Acidity: Medium
Tannin: Medium
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

duck breast with blackberry sauce
grilled lamb chops with rosemary
sausage and lentil stew
mushroom and thyme tart

How to serve it

Serve: Cool room temperature (16–18°C)

Why Cave selected it

A dependable, great-value Corbières: certified-organic farming, tank ageing for purity, and a classic dark-fruited, herb-tinged profile that overdelivers for the price.

About the wine

Fermented and aged in tank for between 12-18 months. No oak ageing is involved. This is a good value ripe wine with luscisous dark fruit flavours and a touch of herbiness reminiscent of the local garrigue. Langedoc wines generally represent great value for money and this is no exception.

About Château Ollieux Romanis

The 60-hectare Chateau Ollieux Romanis is situated at Monseret in the heart of the Boutenac region of the Corbieres and has been in the Bories family since the mid 19th century. The vines are planted on red clay soil and face south east on a sheltered hillside. The winery and wine cellar were built in 1896; these buildings were built from stone quarried from within the property and they still stand proud today.

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