Description
The soils on this rugged mountain ridge are a mix of sand and clay on top of black schist. Schist terroir for French vineyards can be found in pockets of Languedoc (notable Faugères); parts of Anjou; and up in the northern Rhône in part of Côte-Rôte and across the river in Seyssuel. And there’s a big swath of it over the border in Spain’s Priorat. Schist tends to emphasize fruit rather than tannin, and red wine from these terroirs typically show a fruit purity in a decidedly darker profile than limestone’s red notes (deep with a verticality too, rather than broadly horizontal on the palate, along with a lift of minerality). You’ll get this in Caladroy’s intense nose of blackcurrant, black licorice and sweet spices. On the palate, the attack is fresh, fleshy, with supple and coated tannins. The aromatic persistence of blackcurrant is impressive.
The grapes are hand-picked, and up to 10% of the wine for this cuvée may be aged in oak barrels for 10-12 months while the rest is raised in tank.
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