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Ey Vigne Lavail Cotes du Roussillon Villages 2003


Rhone Red Blends

from Languedoc-Roussillon, France - Other regions

red wine
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Item No. 92760
winemaker's notes:

A deep ruby red color. An aromatic bouquet with scents of candied cherry, cocoa and mint. Full-bodied and well-knit, displaying red fruit flavors together with nuances chocolate and cedar. 35% Grenache, 35% Carignan, and 30% Syrah.

Outstanding served with grilled meats, hearty stews and aged cheeses.

“Vigne Lavail” is part of a collection of single-vineyard wines from the Roussillon, each carefully selected by the Ey (pronounced like the letter "A") family. The “Lavail” vineyard is located in the village of Maury in southern France’s Roussillon district. Nicolas Battle, winemaker, belongs in the vanguard of a dynamic new generation of enologists. Battle’s viticultural philosophy embraces “sustainable agriculture,” which reduces the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides to a minimal level. This environmentally friendly approach requires constant monitoring of the vineyard and care on a vine per vine basis.

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number of reviews: 2
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1 out of 5 people would buy this wine again

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Tasting Tags:
minus, Grenache, Vinegar, smell/taste

Pair With:
hearty, beef, stew
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I would buy this wine again

I extremely enjoyed the Ey Cotes Roussillon Villages received in the club last year, I followed the recommendation and cooked a hearty mediterranean beef stew with rosemary and thyme!! Great match! Definitely a big wine that needed a strong food partner! I am surprised by the other reviews...you must have had bad bottles

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Grenache  

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beef   hearty   stew  


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I would not buy this wine again

received this as part of the wine club and was interested in trying it out because of the region it's from. sorely disappointed! I forced myself to drink one glass and eventually poured the rest out. the best way to describe it is a weird sourness. my brother said it tasted like dirt.


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