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Online Wine Shop  >  Wines by grower - alphabetical  >  Domaine Pietri-Geraud - Collioure/Banyuls

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Domaine Pietri-Geraud
Domaine Pietri-Geraud
Laetitia Piétri makes great Collioure and Banyuls wines in her incredibly small and cramped cellar in the middle of the delightful and bustling town of Collioure. Harvest time must be a bit of a nightmare for this town-centre winery, with the narrow, hilly streets still thronged with tourists – and the vineyards high up in the hills above the town. This is the southern-most wine region in Roussillon (with the Spanish border just a few kilometres away) and the vineyards are set in stunning scenery, at the point where the Pyrenées tumble into the Mediterranean. Everywhere you look, vines are planted into the hillsides, up to an altitude of several hundred metres. The terroir is a mix of the soil and the sea, with the maritime influence very definitely making its mark on the wines.

Laetitia is the fifth generation of her family to tend their 30 hectares of Collioure and Banyuls, alongside her still active mother Maguy. Their vineyards are on steep terraces, dotted around the hills of Collioure, Banyuls and Port Vendres where slate soils support very old Grenache and Carignan, with more recent plantings of Syrah and Mourvèdre. A selection of dry red and white wines are made, along with several different cuvees of sweet Banyuls. Both the “standard” red and white Collioures have recently won gold medals at the Paris Wine Show. Pietri-Geraud is definitely another name to watch in this region.
Domaine Pietri-Geraud Sine Nomine Collioure 2006
Domaine Pietri-Geraud Collioure Sine Nomine 2006 table
Vintage
 2006
Region Collioure - by the Mediterranean, near the Spanish border
Colour/Style Dry red - medium-to-full bodied.
Grapes 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah, plus Mourvedre and Carignan
Alcohol (a.b.v)
 13.5%
Food Roast meats, stews, grilled Tuna
Next day
Even better - still going strong after a day or two
Drink Excellent now, or keep for 6+ years
Deep-ish ruby/purple colour. An intense nose of red and black pastille fruits, garrigue herbs and chocolate - more fruity than the 2005 and perhaps a little less savoury. Further notes of violets and cedar begin to appear later, but there is not even a hint of oak, as this wine is aged solely in vat. It is fresh and fruity on the palate, yet rich and intense, elegant and complex, with a nice streak of slatey minerality. With medium acidity, fine tannins and a tight structure, this wine possesses complexity by the bucket-load and has so much to give over the next 5 to 10 years. Another beautiful wine from Laeticia Pietri.

Tasting note by The Wine Gang - March 2009
"There's a lovely creamy, raspberry quality to this wine with quite bright, almost bubblegum qualities. On the palate there is more brightly-focused fruit, but there is subtle depth, with a plum-skin tang to the finish. 87/100"
 
Price:  £12.75 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

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Domaine Pietri-Geraud Blanc l'Écume 2007 Collioure
Domaine Pietri-Geraud l'Ecume Blanc 2007 table
Vintage
 2007
Region Collioure - by the Mediterranean, near the Spanish border
Colour/Style Dry white - medium-to-full bodied, barrel fermented.
Grapes 85% Grenache Blanc & Gris, 15% Vermentino
Alcohol (a.b.v)
 13.5%
Food White meats, grilled or baked fish, seafood
Next day
As good
Drink Excellent now, or keep for 5+ years
Complex aromas combining honey, apple and citrus. Smoky, floral and liquorice notes add yet more dimensions to another complex wine. The palate is again rich and savoury, full of fruit and still with that lovely streak of citrus acidity and minerality. The oak tannins from the barrel fermentation add yet more depth and complexity. An extremely elegant wine, there is layer upon layer of interest here, which can only be enhanced by another year or two in bottle, although it is already drinking really well. Another brilliant wine from Laeticia Pietri.

Tasting note by The Wine Gang - March 2009
"The tiny Laetitia Piétri makes some great wines in her equally tiny cellar. This Grenache Blanc and Vermentino cuvée is barrique-fermented and has a nutty nose with Cox's Pippin fruit. Sweetness of fruit, texture, softening oak and good acidity combine beautifully on the palate. Good length and intensity too. 90/100"

Currently out of stock - new vintage arriving January 2010.
 
Price:  £13.25 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)
Domaine Pietri-Geraud Cuvée Méditerranée 2003 Banyuls
Domaine Pietri-Geraud Cuvee Mediterranee Banyul 2003 table
Vintage
 2003
Region Banyuls - by the Mediterranean, near the Spanish border
Colour/Style Full-bodied fortified red, aged in oak barrels
Grapes 90% Grenache, 10% Carignan - 40 to 100 years old
Alcohol (a.b.v)
 16.0%
Food Strong cheeses, patés, rich fruit cakes and puddings (including chocolate), dried fruits - versatile!
Next day
Lasts for weeks, once opened
Drink Excellent now, or will age for 20+ years
This wine is from the 2003 vintage, which provided ideal conditions for the production of great Banyuls sweet wines. The process for making Banyuls is called "mutage sur grains". The grapes are given a 3 week maceration and fermentation, at which point a small amount of neutral grape spirit is added to the must, which stops the fermentation. After being pressed and transferred into vat, the wine was left on its lees until the following Spring, at which point it was put into oak barrels and aged for a further 4 years before bottling. The result is a luscious, sweet, tawny/amber coloured wine with an alcohol level of just 16% (resulting in far more subtlety and fruitiness than a vintage Port, which tends to be pumped-up to 20% or more and is more "hot" and spiritous). Wonderfully hedonistic, it offers a nose of prunes steeped in eau de vie, cocoa and mocha. The palate is enormously complex, with flavours of figs and prunes, bramble, coffee and dark chocolate. Rich and full-bodied, with subtle savouriness, a touch of minerality, fine tannins and excellent underlying acidity. The finish is enormously long and tangy, warming rather than hot. A truly great sweet wine, which puts most vintage Ports to shame - and you can drink it now, with pleasure!

Tasting note by The Wine Gang - March 2009
"Aren't we allowed to just write 'yummy' and leave it at that? This gently fortified Grenache wine spends the best part of five years ageing before release. It has a pale amber colour and wonderfully complex nose of stewed figs, walnuts, Lapsang Souchong and prunes. It washes over the palate with sweet, full fruit, all those cosseting, comforting flavours and a warming, spicy finish. Terrific - and a refrigerated bottle will stay fresh for weeks after opening. 93/100"
 
Price:  £17.25 (Including: VAT at 17.5%)

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Minimum order value, delivery charges and times
The minimum order value is £50 (plus the delivery charge). You may of course choose a mix of any wines in our range. Orders between £50 and £175: delivery charge is £6. Orders over £175: delivery is free! (If your order is over £175, please remember to change the delivery charge in checkout to £0.00). Please note: Delivery to non-mainland addresses (Scottish Highlands and Islands, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, etc.) is usually possible, but may not be on a next-working-day basis. It is also more expensive than delivery to mainland addresses, so will be charged at cost (for orders under £175) but with a small discount for orders over £175 - please call us for a quote.
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