{"product_id":"domaine-du-clos-des-fees-cotes-du-roussillon-villages-vieilles-vignes-2005-ac-shelf-pvt","title":"Domaine du Clos des Fees, Cotes du Roussillon Villages Vieilles Vignes, 2005","description":"Old-vine Roussillon with two decades in bottle is a rare find, and this 2005 Vieilles Vignes from Clos des Fées is the kind of red that makes the case for cellaring wines from France's deep south. The domaine makes this cuvée from its oldest vines, 50 to 100 years old. These are gnarled plants that the village elders in Vingrau have called \"old\" for as long as anyone can remember. They grow mostly on hillsides of limestone-clay, a soil so alkaline its pH runs above 9. Nearby, the blue limestone cliffs of Vingrau rise almost straight up at the foot of the Pyrenees, close to the Mediterranean and swept by the Tramontane wind. The vineyard work is intensive: green harvesting, removing buds and side-shoots, and leaf thinning. Then the grapes are picked fully ripe and sorted twice, once in the vineyard and again after destemming. The 2005 stood out for finesse, balance and freshness rather than sheer power, which is exactly what you want in a red meant to last. Most people don't think of Roussillon when they think of reds to age, and that's what makes this bottle so much fun to open.","brand":"Acker Merrall \u0026 Condit [AC]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50961086644281,"sku":"NYC-[PVT]-PVT-AC-SHELF-102726-DCFCRVVV2005-ROW4-BOX 2","price":64.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0125\/1518\/0601\/files\/IMG-5467.jpg?v=1793387198","url":"https:\/\/nyc.flatiron-wines.com\/products\/domaine-du-clos-des-fees-cotes-du-roussillon-villages-vieilles-vignes-2005-ac-shelf-pvt","provider":"Flatiron Wines \u0026 Spirits NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}