A blend of AOC Vacqueyras from very old vines of the appellation!
91-93/100 - PARKER
"One of the standouts in the portfolio is the 2015 Vacqueyras and it’s a full-bodied, charming, even sexy blend of 60% Grenache, 30% Grenache and 10% Mourvèdre that’s aged in a combination of one- to three-year-old barrels. Giving up loads of black raspberries, plums, spice box and garrigue, it hits the palate with an expansive, rounded and ripe profile that just begs to be drunk. I expect it will benefit from a year or two of bottle age and shine through 2025."
91/100 - JAMES SUCKLING
"This has a rich, supple and settled feel, after a couple of years of bottle age, delivering a grounded, red-plum and berry style that holds quite good length. Drink now."
Each grape variety in this blend comes from different terroirs:
- Syrah comes from clay and limestone as well as clay alluviums
- Grenache comes from 60+ year old vines planted on terraces of rolled pebbles
- Mourvèdre comes from century-old vines planted on alluvial terraces
Vinification
Grenaches are vinified in small concrete vats.
Syrahs and Mourvèdres are vinified in vats.
Ageing
Grenaches are aged in small concrete vats.
After malolactic fermentation, Syrahs are aged in one-wine oak barrels for 12 months.
Mourvèdres are aged in three-wine barrels.
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