Xavier Weisskopf founded Le Rocher des Violettes in 2005 having studied winemaking in Chablis and Beaune and completing a degree in oenology and viticulture. He began to work at Château de Saint Cosme in Gigondas and was quickly promoted to chef de cave. Xavier acquired old vine site parcels in Montlouis, mostly planted pre-WWII, with some parcels reaching 120 years old! He immediately converted his 13 hectares to certified organic viticulture and all grapes are picked by hand. The results are beautifully textured, individual dry wines with bags of personality and laser precision.
Le Rocher Des Violettes Cot Vielles Vignes 2021
14% abv
Vol- 75cl
Nose of violets and stewed fruit. The colour is very strong and deep. The palate is rich, with silky tannins. Delicious stuff.
Old vine Côt (Malbec) from a single parcel of one hectare on sandy clay soils. The vines are an average age of 80 years old with the oldest plantings dating back to 1891. 50% of the wine is made by whole cluster carbonic fermentation and are aged in large oak barrels for 14 months.
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2021 | Duty Paid | Europe | France | Le Rocher Des Violettes | Loire | Malbec (Cot) | Red | Still | Wine- Reference #:
- 22097
- Strength
- 14 ABV
- Bottles per Case
- 6 bottles
- Grapes
- Malbec (Cot)
- Organic
- Yes
- Biodynamic
- No
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Sparkling
- No

