Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles

In the glass

What it pairs with

• Slow-roasted leg of lamb with garlic
  The wine's density and structure are built for slow-cooked lamb.
• Grilled Iberian beef with bone marrow
  Concentration and dark fruit match prime grilled beef.
• Wild mushroom and truffle pasta
  Earthy mineral notes work with truffle and mushroom earthiness.

How to serve Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles

Allow 95 minutes from open to pour.

1. Open and decant. Open 90 minutes before serving and pour into a decanter to aerate.
2. Serve at 16-18°C. Cellar temperature (16-18°C) is the band for this style. Warmer pushes alcohol forward; colder dampens aromatics.
3. Glassware. Use a large Bordeaux-style glass: the bowl shape rewards the wine's structure.
4. Pair with. Slow-roasted leg of lamb with garlic, Grilled Iberian beef with bone marrow, Wild mushroom and truffle pasta. Match the wine's structure to the dish's fat and salt.

History

Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles is the flagship blend from Mas Doix, the estate revived by the Doix family in the early 2000s in Poboleda. The name translates to 'old-vine hillside slopes', capturing the estate's terroir on steep llicorella terraces.

1. 2001 — Doix-Rovira family relaunches Mas Doix after decades of dormancy
2. 2004 — First vintage of Doix Costers de Vinyes Velles as the flagship

Facts

Producer

Mas Doix

Grapes

Cariñena, Garnacha Tinta

Classification

DOQ Priorat

Oak

18 months in French oak barrels, mix of new and used

ABV

15.0%

Price

€50-80 at retail

Drinking window

8-25 from vintage

First vintage

2004

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