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2016 Vin de Pays de Vaucluse Rouge

Domaine de Durban
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I'll try not to portray this custom Rhône bargain—the best French value in our portfolio—as more than what it is. No, my connoisseur’s nose did not pick up wafting aromas of singed sandalwood, thrice-cooked bacon, or pureed overripe fig compote. Nor does it possess a stupefying, mind-boggling, 100-point finish. And while it will certainly hold up for several years, this is not the wine you should safeguard in your cellar for half a century. But it does provide a wholly satisfying mouthful of chewy black fruit, a dark, supple, tender fleshiness, and some grip that recalls its rustic terroir. Don’t miss out on this unfiltered eleven-dollar delight.

Anthony Lynch


Technical Information
Wine Type: red
Vintage: 2016
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 55% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 15% Merlot, 10% Marselan
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Producer: Domaine de Durban
Winemaker: The Leydier Family
Vineyard: 18 years, 3.5 ha
Soil: Clay, Limestone
Aging: Wine ages for 8 months in cuves before being bottled unfiltered
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 13%

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Sampling wine out of the barrel.

When buying red Burgundy, I think we should remember:

1. Big wines do not age better than light wine.
2. A so-called great vintage at the outset does not guarantee a great vintage for the duration.
3. A so-called off vintage at the outset does not mean the wines do not have a brilliant future ahead of them.
4. Red Burgundy should not taste like Guigal Côte-Rôtie, even if most wine writers wish it would.
5. Don’t follow leaders; watch yer parking meters.

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