Rivesaltes 1980 - Domaine Puig-Parahy

  Tasting of Rivesaltes 1980 – Puig-Parahy

1. This Rivesaltes 1980 has a honey-colored robe with clear reflections that hint at a scent of dry rancio.

1. Powerful nose with very marked notes of hazelnuts and raisins.

1. Its palate has an attack well marked by a muscat tone that remains very present.

1. The finish of this Rivesaltes 1980 is long and intense, dominated by rancio aromas.

Domaine Puig-Parahÿ Rivesaltes 1980

The entire Cap Vintage team is proud to open its range of natural sweet wines with the Rivesaltes from Domaine Puig-Parahy.

Few estates can demonstrate such consistency over time, such continuity within the family, for nearly 7 centuries of history. We invite you to discover and taste this universe, which tells its story over more than 50 Rivesaltes vintages since 1875!

Rivesaltes 1980

The vinification of natural sweet wines comes from Muscats cultivated between land and sea, in the valleys of the Aspres that border the fertile plain of Roussillon. These valleys are home to one of the hottest and driest climates in France, which, combined with work on yields, gives these natural sweet wines produced in this region all their characteristic power and nobility. In addition to the long history of natural sweet wines, Domaine Puig-Parahÿ has evolved its estate by diversifying grape varieties and winemaking methods to offer a wide range of wines.

In 1994, Georges Puig inherited the estate's vines. The soils there are very varied: the first soil is dominated by clay-limestone, the second by a stony terroir, and the last by a schist massif. This diversity of terroirs allows for a varied planting of grape varieties: Carignan, Grenache Noir, Gris, and Blanc, Muscat d'Alexandrie, Macabeu, Mourvèdre, and Muscat à Petits Grains.
Yields averaged 40 hectoliters per hectare but are constantly decreasing due to the aging of the vines. For this reason, the Château has been replanting other vines for several years, also introducing new grape varieties such as Syrah.