Chateau Ollieux Romanis Alba Rouge Corbieres 2020 no ups kabosu (a high-acid citrus fruit)

kabosu (a high-acid citrus fruit)

planted on sandstone soils with lots of quartz at 500 meters

Vatted and bottles at Springbank Distillery

blood orange

Hints of mixed herbs and cedar wood

Chateau Ollieux Romanis Alba Rouge Corbieres 2020 no ups kabosu (a high-acid citrus fruit)Corbieres has a reputation for brawn, but the Bories family keeps proving there's finesse hiding in these hills. Their "Alba" comes off 60 plus year old Grenache Noir rooted in the grey sandstone soils that make the Boutenac cru special, blended with Cinsault for lift. There's no oak here at all, just a long, slow, cool maceration meant to keep everything fresh and transparent. The Bories have farmed Corbieres for generations and been certified