Dom Brial, Dom Ici Carignan, Côtes Catalanes is a silky and supple wine with notes of wild, dark red fruits and spice. Its balanced texture and long finish make it a versatile accompaniment to meat dishes, especially herbed lamb and Sunday roasts. It also pairs well with rich vegetarian dishes or can be enjoyed on its own.

About the Producer

Dom Brial is a cooperative of passionate producers who are following the footsteps of Dom Brial, a Benedictine monk, who was born in Roussillon. Established in 1923, the winery was created with the philosophy of ‘Together We Are Stronger’, in response to the Phylloxera crisis that devastated many vineyards in the Roussillon. Today, the dynamic cooperative represents 247 winegrowers who cultivate the mosaic of diverse terroirs. Pioneers of sustainable development, Dom Brial covers 1,700 hectares which has been certified since 2007 as ‘Sustainable Winegrowing’, including 200-hectares of organically farmed vineyard. Dom Brial is also renowned for its fine wines from Château les Pins, located in the AOC Côtes du Roussillon Villages; a 28-hectare estate located in the heart of the village that was bequeathed by one of the growers to the winery. Dom Brial produces a range of traditional wines, which showcase this striking region.

Vineryard and Winery

The Côtes Catalans IGP is located in the Roussillon amphitheatre-shaped topography,
which is open to the Mediterranean on one side and surrounded by three mountain
ranges: the Corbières to the north, the Pyrenees to the west, and the Albères to the
south. In geological terms, Roussillon endured enormous upheavals in the tertiary and
quaternary periods, which created a complex variety of soils, subsoils and a multitude
of terroirs. The grapes for this wine come from the ‘quaternary terraces’, which
represent 60% of the vineyard. The terroir is made up of red pebbles resting on shallow
soils, on a clay subsoil with low water reserves. The old Gobelet-trained Carignan vines
were planted 40 years ago and have deep root systems. The vineyard is sustainably
farmed, pesticides are not employed, trees and crops are replanted, biodiversity
programs and wildlife conservation programmes are in place; the entire philosophy is
to leave as little negative impact on the earth as possible.

The grapes were hand-harvested and vinified with selected yeasts in temperature
controlled stainless steel vats. The wine underwent malolactic conversion, before being
aged in stainless steel tanks for three months to retain the freshness, the typicity of the
Roussillon terroir and the character of old-vine Carignan.