Lavau Rasteau 2016

Rhone Red Blends from Rasteau, Rhone, France

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Product Details

Varietal

Rhone Red Blends

Region

Rasteau, Rhone, France

Producer

Lavau

Vintage

2016

Size

750ML

ABV

14%

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Somm Note

Winemaker Notes

A wine with strong Mediterranean accents, both in its aromas of garrigue scrubland, spice and ripe fruit on the nose, and in terms of its power and intensity on the palate. A generous yet well-balanced wine with long-lingering aromas.

Enjoy with lamb cooked with "herbes de provence" or other Mediterranean dishes.

Blend: 50% Syrah, 50% Grenache

Professional Ratings

91 Wine Enthusiast
Whiffs of dried plum and violet perfume this fragrant blend of Grenache and Syrah. Succulent black-cherry and plum flavors are plush and forward but the midpalate offers freshness and tension, too. The wine is approachable already but should improve through 2028.
91 James Suckling
Very perfumed with lots of dark berry, chocolate and walnut aromas that follow through to a full body, round and soft tannins and a rich and delicious finish. A blend of 50% grenache and 50% syrah.

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Lavau

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The story of the Lavau family, with its passion for wine and its love of the terroir and the land, began in Saint-Émilion in the 19th century. It continued in Tunisia where René Lavau and his son transformed a small estate of vines and orange trees into a flourishing business which became the country’s biggest wine producer. Jean-Guy Lavau (René’s grandson) and his wife Anne-Marie returned to France in the 1960s and took charge of a small winemaking cellar in Sablet at the heart of the Rhone Valley. This would become the Maison LAVAU in 1965.

Some 30 years later, Frédéric and Benoît Lavau have joined the team at their family winery which has since become a renowned and respected name in Rhone Valley winemaking. They have secured the future of their winemaking business and completed and enhanced their expertise by becoming creators of cuvees and producers. They have purchased several vineyards in the Rasteau, Valréas and Côtes du Rhône appellations and entered into partnership with the Chateau Maucoil in Chateauneuf-du-Pape.

Rhône Blends

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With bold fruit flavors and accents of sweet spice, Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre form the base of the classic Rhône Red Blend, while Carignan, Cinsault and Counoise often come in to play. Though they originated from France’s southern Rhône Valley, with some creative interpretation, Rhône blends have also become popular in other countries. Somm Secret—Putting their own local spin on the Rhône Red Blend, those from Priorat often include Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon. In California, it is not uncommon to see Petite Sirah make an appearance.

Rasteau Wine

Rhone, France

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A highly successful southern Rhone village promoted to Cotes du Rhone Villages status because of its intense and heady red wines, Rasteau is also recognized for its fortified wine, Vin Doux Naturel. Grenache is responsible for both styles. Rasteau also produces refreshing white and rosé table wines.

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