More than 500 bottles of wine immersed in an oyster bed in the Aude

An original and proven method.

No less than 567 bottles of wine produced in the Pyrénées-Orientales were immersed not far from Perpignan, in the Cul d'Oursin oyster park, in Leucate (Aude), reports

.

They will stay there for six months, in order to "age" the wine more quickly.

Many estates have chosen this process for the maturation of their wines: Rière Cadène, Clos d'Elpis, Mas Latour Lavail, Mas Baux, Bonfils vineyards, Singla, Château de Rey, Château des Hospices de Canet Benassis, or Domaine Lafage. .

"We have been participating for several years," a Lafarge estate manager told

.

This immersion in seawater allows the wine to age more quickly, also giving it new scents and different flavors.

The bottles will be taken out of the water on June 25, 2023 and can be tasted in Canet-en-Roussillon.

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