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Date Printed: 5/23/2013
Michel Gassier Cercius Rouge 2010
Michel Gassier Cercius Rouge 2010
 (search item no. 112750)
The Wine Advocate rating: 93 points
PRICE ON 5/23/2013: $15.99

ratings pedigree (past vintages):
2011 The Wine Advocate rating: 89 points
2009 The Wine Advocate rating: 91 points

Winemaker's Notes:

 Cercius is a profound ruby color. The nose is intense and complex, with aromas of dark berries, licorice, and garrigue herbs. Opulent and velvety, without being heavy, this wine's fruity finish has an aerial expression of ripe tannins.

Pairs well with various meats and cheeses including wine-braised beef, raviolis with cepe mushrooms, roasted duck, veal chops with radicchio, white beans, grilled leg of lamb with thyme and allspice, brie, and for the more adventurous, epoisses, livarot, maroilles, or munster.
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About Michel Gassier:

 In the northern Vaucluse, on the right bank of the Rhone river lies the village of Visan where the legendary mistral winds of Provence sweep over the vines. The Latin name for these north-northwest winds is CERCIUS – the defining feature and raison d'etre for partners Michel Gassier, Philippe Cambie and Eric Solomon to launch this new project. Between the brisk winds and an elevation of 400 meters, the grapes' freshness is protected and then preserved during vinification in concrete tanks.