Additional information
Producer | |
---|---|
Grape Variety | |
Region | |
Country | |
Vintage | |
Size |
$110.00
At Domaine Tempier, grapes from different vineyards are skillfully blended to create this wine, made up of between 70 and 75% Mourvèdre (depending on the year) combined with Grenache, Cinsault and a hint (2%) of old Carignan.
Clusters are hand-selected in the vineyard and in the cellar; de-stemmed, crushed and put into concrete vats for 3 to 4 weeks to ferment naturally with indigenous yeasts. Elevage is for 18 months in large old foudres
Savory and complex with dried orange peel, cedar and plenty of sweet spices, walnuts, caramel, dried mushrooms and pine needles. Shows maturity here, with a medium body and superb freshness. Incredibly long finish with lots of truffle and walnut. Lasts over a minute. Very complete now, but you can still hold it. 95 points – James […]
Add to cart Producer: La Rioja AltaFrom the first whiff the Vat 8 waves the flag of Tyrrell’s and the Hunter Valley. Cola, blackcurrant, blackberry, cinnamon, coffee, milk chocolate, clove and violets. Full bodied, plush and lifted by Christmas cake spice and crunchy red fruits. Luxurious and round, with ripe tannins and soft acids. The most digestible Vat 8 of recent […]
Add to cart Producer: Tyrrell'sThe 2022 The Relic Shiraz-Viognier contains 2% Viognier skins, and this addition presents in this vintage as a core of raspberry and pomegranate. It is pure fruited and powerfully aromatic, as this cuvee always is. Interestingly, I am tasting this wine from two different glasses: one opened two days ago, one opened this morning. They […]
Add to cart Producer: Standish Wine CoTerrific vibrancy, freshness and complexity. Sweet and tangy red and black fruits, the fruit high toned and elevated. medium bodied and lip smacking, the fruit tensioned by floral notes, serrano and fresh compost notes. As easy as it is to drink, this is still a wine of seriousness, with mineral velvet tannins of caress and […]
Add to cart Producer: Domaine la Remejeanne