94 points Robert Parker's Wine Advocate

...sheer refreshment, culminating in a finish of complex and almost electric interaction between diverse mineral suggestions…

92 points CellarTracker Member

An absolute joy. All I wanted was something full and tasty, I had complex and borderline stunning. Dark in color and flavor with plum, berry, soot, earth, spices. I think what makes this wine is the prominent acidity it has to go along with its full body. At $20USD, excellent QPR. A perfect pairing with a bistro burger and fries. But then what doesn't go with that.

In the foothills of the Pyrénées Mountains, not far from the Mediterranean sea, Clos del Rey is situated in the centre of almost 900 acres in the tiny village of Maury. The estate has been owned and farmed by the Montagne family since 2001. The vineyard itself is nestled among a protected area of garrigues (rosemary and thyme). The vines of up to 120 years old are allowed to grow natural and untrained, in the old-fashioned way, known as the goblet or bush style. However, it is what lies beneath the vineyard that lends much of the character and complexity found in their wines. The winery resides on an abandoned iron mine imparting red and orange hues to the soils of Clos del Rey, this Iron also adds a soft minerality and silky mouthfeel to the wines. Julien Montagne makes complex wines that truly represent his vineyards and his Catalan roots--you can almost smell the sun in the glass.