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Chateau des Roques
  • Vinous 2018 : 91 / 100
  • Wine Enthusiast 2018 : 89/100
  • Decanter 2018 : 89 points
  • 1001 dégustations 2018 : 2 points

Chateau des Roques

Cuvée du Château
Vacqueyras AOP
Red 2015
Belle robe grenat, lumineuse et foncée. Nez aux accents sudistes : de figue, de cannelle et de garrigue, avec un peu de musc. La chair structurée et dense, domine à l’attaque. En bouche ce Vacqueyras laisse place à des notes confiturées, un peu de pruneau, de cerise noire et de laurier. Une trame tanique traverse ce vin pour encore plus de plaisir ! A servir, sans se presser, sur une épaule d’agneau provençale confite, par exemple...
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Rewards Decanter 2018 : 89 points ; Wine Enthusiast 2018 : 89/100 ; Vinous 2018 : 91 / 100 ; 1001 dégustations 2018 : 2 points
Pays France
Region Rhône
Appellation Vacqueyras
Cuvée Cuvée du Château
Color Red
Vintage 2015
Grape variety Grenache, Mourvèdre, Syrah
Alcohol 14%
Content 75 cl (Bottle)

Wine making

Conventional viticulture. Traditional hand picking. Total destemming, Whole grapes, Frequent pigeage (punching down the cap), Traditional vinification, Cuves en ciment brut. Ageing in muid (large wooden vats), Ageing in oak barrel, Blending, Light filtering, Bouchon technique en liège.

Appareance

Ruby-red colour, deep, deep purple highlights.

Nose

Blackcurrant aromas, cherry aromas, strawberry aromas, black pepper aromas.

Palate

Elegant, delicate, full-bodied, liquorice hints, blackburrant buds hints, morello cherries hints, silky tannin, round, structured body, good intensity, long length.

Wine and food pairing

Fillet of beef, Flank steak with shallot, Game, Bœuf bourguignon, Cheeses

Serving temperature

18° - 21°

Aging potential

From 2017 to 2025

Allergens

No allergens identified

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