2020 Château de L'Ou "Compartir" Cotes du Roussillon-Villages

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Jeb Dunnuck

Reviewed May 2022

Based on Grenache, Carignan, and Syrah, the 2020 Côtes Du Roussillon Villages Compartir is another deep purple-hued release from this château revealing a great nose of both cassis and darker berry-like fruit as well as spice, peppery herbs, chalky mineral, and licorice. This big, rich, heady effort has full-bodied richness, a supple, layered texture, fabulous purity of fruit, and a great finish.

Professional Reviews

Jancis Robinson

Review Date: 03/2023

Chocolate and cherries. Amazingly sweet fruit – a huge hug of a wine singing its heart out. But there is also graphite, the sensation of a pencil drawing a long line. Like the sketch and etch of a tree against a winter sky but with the red gleam of a Christmas-tree bauble bringing glow and curves and gleam. 17.5/20 points (TC)

Notes

Séverine Bourrier came to winemaking through her own passion for the subject, not having the family history associated with so many winemakers. She studied oenology in school and worked in Bordeaux for a decade. After meeting her husband, they relocated to a property just outside of Perpignan in the Roussillon. They began restoring an old château and did some replanting, rechristening the estate L’Ou, which is Catalan for "egg." The property is in an oval-shaped valley that was used as a rest area by herd animals and likely the Knights Templar on their way to various crusades. The "Compartir" is 60% Grenache, 20% Syrah and 20% Carignan from their vineyards around the village of Maury. It is fermented and aged in large oak barrels and has an elevated profile from the traditional Roussillons from the region.

Details

Origin	Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Type/Varietal	Rhone Blends
Alcohol Content	16%
SKU	1698555