Le Pas de la Mule Côtes du Roussillon AOP - Mas Janeil

Le Pas de la Mule Côtes du Roussillon by Mas Janeil from Languedoc-Roussillon shows a dense purple color in the wine glass. When swirling the glass, this red wine reveals a high density and fullness, which shows in church windows at the edge of the glass. The nose of this red wine from Languedoc-Roussillon convinces with notes of lemon and plum. If we trace the aromatics further, juniper berry and toasted wood come in.

On the palate, Mas Janeil's Le Pas de la Mule Côtes du Roussillon opens delightfully dry, grippy and aromatic. Some wines are dry on the label, others really are. This red wine belongs to the latter group, as it was bottled with only 1 gram of residual sugar. Full of pressure and facets, this dense red wine presents itself on the palate. Due to its vital fruit acidity, Le Pas de la Mule Côtes du Roussillon reveals itself exceptionally fresh and lively on the palate. The finale of this red wine with good aging potential from the wine-growing region Languedoc-Roussillon, more precisely from Cotes du Roussillon, finally impresses with considerable reverberation. The finish is also accompanied by mineral facets of the soils dominated by slate.

Vinification of Mas Janeil Le Pas de la Mule Côtes du Roussillon

The basis for the powerful Le Pas de la Mule Côtes du Roussillon from France are grapes from the Carignan, Grenache and Syrah varieties. The grapes grow under optimal conditions in Languedoc-Roussillon. The vines here dig their roots deep into soils of shale. Le Pas de la Mule Côtes du Roussillon is an Old World wine in the best sense of the word, as this Frenchman exudes an extraordinary European charm that clearly underscores the success of Old World wines. The grapes for this red wine from France, after ensuring optimal ripeness, are harvested exclusively by hand. After the hand harvest, the grapes reach the press house by the fastest route. Here they are selected and gently broken up. Fermentation then takes place in large wood at controlled temperatures. After the end of fermentation, the powerful Le Pas de la Mule Côtes du Roussillon is aged for another 16 months in oak barrels.

Food recommendation for the Le Pas de la Mule Côtes du Roussillon from Mas Janeil

Enjoy this red wine from France ideally tempered at 15 - 18°C as an accompanying wine to lamb stew with chickpeas and dried figs, duck breast with sugar snap peas or goose breast with ginger red cabbage and marjoram.

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