Altugnac Pays d’Oc Pinot Noir Les Turitelles 2022

Domaine History

The Collovray and Terrier families arrived in the Haute Vallée de l’Aude in 1997, seeking a new project ten years after founding Domaine des Deux Roches in Burgundy. The estate was renamed Altugnac in 2020 and continues as a family-run winegrowing project in Antugnac.

Terroir

Les Turitelles takes its name from the numerous Turritella marine fossils found in the vineyards. These marine sediments rest on a limestone-and-clay base, forming inclined plateaux in the Pyrenean foothills. The area combines hillside sites with a sunny yet cool microclimate.

Winemaking

The grapes are harvested and transferred to tank by gravity. A few days of cold pre-fermentation maceration, with gentle daily punch-downs and pump-overs, extracts aroma and silky tannins. Fermentation is kept below 25°C. After about two weeks, the wine is drained according to tasting; malolactic fermentation and ageing continue for several months in stainless-steel or concrete tanks. Bottling takes place within the year following harvest.

Tasting Notes

Garnet-coloured Pinot Noir with fine aromas of nutmeg, cinnamon, mocha, and Montmorency cherry. Its generous flavour is balanced by a velvety tannic texture that highlights the finesse of the variety.

A balanced, velvety Pinot Noir combining spice, mocha, cherry, and fine tannins.

Pairing

Pair with delicate red meats cooked at low temperature, Cathar Country lamb, meaty fish such as tuna or swordfish, turkey or goose, duck fritons, pumpkin velouté, stuffed peppers, or beetroot gazpacho.