Winemaker Notes
Drink with lamb blanquette, a pork curry or soft cheeses. Nice freshness for a wine without sulphites.
Professional Ratings
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Tasting Panel
Impressively dark carmine hue, this fruit-dominant red offers up vanilla-boysenberry with an earthy undertone. Rustic, with intense flavors showing finesse rather than weight. Juicy, with a light abv of 12%, which maximizes the fruit character.
Beyond the usual suspects, there are hundreds of red grape varieties grown throughout the world. Some are indigenous specialties capable of producing excellent single varietal wines, while others are better suited for use as blending grapes. Each has its own distinct viticultural characteristics, as well as aroma and flavor profiles, offering much to be discovered by the curious wine lover. In particular, Portugal and Italy are known for having a multitude of unique varieties but they can really be found in any region.
A small category representing the wines that either fall outside of appellation lines or don’t subscribe to the law and traditions set forth by the French government within certain classified appellations, “Vin De France” is a catch-all that includes some of the most basic French wines as well as those of superior quality. The category includes large production, value-driven wines. It also includes some that were made with a great deal of creativity, diligence and talent by those who desire to make wine outside of governmental restrictions. These used to be called Vin de Table (table wine) but were renamed to compete with other European countries' wines of similar quality.