Val d'Orbieu La Cuvee Mythique 2000

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Val d'Orbieu La Cuvee Mythique 2000 Front Label
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Vintage
2000

Size
750ML

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La Cuvée Mythique was created by the Val d'Orbieu (after an idea proposed by Martin Sinkoff) in 1990 to assert the incredible potential of the terroirs of the Languedoc-Roussillon. A quintessential Languedoc wine, La Cuvée Mythique is carefully blended from the highest quality grapes and each varietal is selected from low yielding vineyards and Label Here individually vinified.

Made in small lots, La Cuvée Mythique represents the culmination of the Val d'Orbieu's work since 1967 in improving viticulture and winemaking in the Languedoc-Roussillon.

35% Syrah, 20% Mourvedre, 20% Grenache, 15% Carignan, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon (percentages vary depending on quality of a variety in a given vintage)

Dark brooding purple black with a powerful aroma suggesting dried herbs, leather and game. On the palate the wine is tannic yet supple with the flavors of crushed berries, spices and roasted walnuts. The finish is long and powerful.

Ideal companion to roast lamb and all game, and the perfect accompaniment to steak. "La Cuvée Mythique is proof that the terroirs of the Languedoc can produce exceptional wines. More important, perhaps, it is proof that an upstart band of winemakers in this corner of France can come together to produce extraordinary wine. La Cuvée Mythique has been compared to Châteauneuf du Pape but it is really quite different despite the fact that Rhone grape varieties are used to make both. Châteauneuf is generally more raisiny, roasted and, sometimes, port like. La Cuvée Mythique is firmer, "wilder" and inimitable in its expression of the Languedoc "garrigue". This is a wine not to be missed.

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Val d'Orbieu, France
Les Vignerons du Val d'Orbieu is an association of winegrowers in the Languedoc-Roussillon. The exquisite vineyard stretches from the Pyrénées Mountains to the Rhone River along the Mediterranean coast. Les Vignerons du Val d'Orbieu was established in 1967 by a small group of dynamic winemakers whose vineyards border the picturesque Orbieu River in the heart of the Corbières. One of the largest wine producers in the world, Les Vignerons du Val d'Orbieu is recognized worldwide for high-quality, innovative wine-making, and restoring the reputation of the Languedoc-Roussillon. There are over 37,050 acres planted, with 17 cooperative cellars producing 560,000 hectoliters (3.5million cases) and 200 private cellars producing 190,000 (1.2m cases) of AOC wines. Their 160 Chateaux and Estates in the Languedoc-Roussillon make up 14% of total AOC production, and making them second in varietal wine sales in France, representing 40% of all varieties harvested in the Languedoc-Roussillon.
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