La “Cuvée du Château” Vacqueyras Rouge 2019
Production : 75 000 bottles.
Grapes :
- 70% Grenache
- 10% Cinsaut
- 10% Mourvèdre
- 10% Syrah
Terroir : Clay – Limestone – Rocky
Vinification : After a total de-stemming, the fermentation period is during for 5 weeks.
Élevage : Stainless steel- barrels and demi-muids for about 18 months
Alcohol content : 14,5° .
Tasting : Beautiful garnet color, bright and dark. Powerful and generousnose evoking red fruits. Then come southern accents, fig, cinnamon andscrubland with a little musk. The structured and dense flesh dominates theattack on the palate and gives way to notes of jammy cherries, a little pruneand laurel. A tannic web crosses the wine and lets us predict a lot ofpleasure in 2 or 3 years. Everything is in place !
Alliances mets :
– Grilled prime rib. – Provençal stew
Drink now until 2029
Temperature of service : 19°c
Rewards :
- Silver Medal of the Greatest French Wines Competition of Mâcon in 2021
- Noted 3 stars by “1001 Dégustations” in 2021
- Noted 92/100 by Jeb Dunnuck of the Wine Advocate in 2022