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2019 Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages Visan “Orpiment”

Maxime François Laurent
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A glorious ruby robe with purplish glints prefaces this blend of old Grenache with some Syrah from the Visan subzone of the Côtes-du-Rhône. The nose follows with evocative scents of Provence: sun-ripened blackberries, lavender, black olive, garrigue...A dusting of earthy tannins gives this plump, generous red just enough texture and grip.

Anthony Lynch


Technical Information
Wine Type: red
Vintage: 2019
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 70% Grenache, 30% Syrah
Country: France
Region: Southern Rhône
Producer: Maxime François Laurent
Winemaker: Maxime François Laurent
Vineyard: 1.3 ha, 60 years Grenache, 35 years Syrah
Soil: Clay, limestone
Farming: Biodynamic (certified)
Alcohol: 14.2%

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Inspiring Thirst

I want you to realize once and for all: Even the winemaker does not know what aging is going to do to a new vintage; Robert Parker does not know; I do not know. We all make educated (hopefully) guesses about what the future will bring, but guesses they are. And one of the pleasures of a wine cellar is the opportunity it provides for you to witness the evolution of your various selections. Living wines have ups and downs just as people do, periods of glory and dog days, too. If wine did not remind me of real life, I would not care about it so much.

Inspiring Thirst, page 171