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2022 Vacqueyras Rouge “Floureto”
Domaine Le Sang des CaillouxDip your nose into your glass of Vacqueyras: there you’ll find the liquid reincarnation of the stony terroir from which this red hails. Garrigue—wild thyme, rosemary, and, judging from the scent, some lavender as well—grows copiously around the vineyard, adding an almost smoky, resinous perfume to the wine, as if the baking summer sun had liberated its aromas and the mistral had wafted over it to flavor the grapes. Aged in large neutral foudres, this wine has chewy tannins that are amazingly elegant, while there is no shortage of depth and density for extensive bottle aging, if desired. Cuvée Floureto’s mineral finish keeps it very fresh, providing a tension rarely found in Grenache-based blends. It almost seems as though the wine has been filtered through stones—but don’t worry, that’s the only kind of filtration we would allow this Vacqueyras to endure.
—Anthony Lynch
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2022 |
Bottle Size: | 1.5L |
Blend: | 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre & Cinsault |
Appellation: | Vacqueyras |
Country: | France |
Region: | Southern Rhône |
Producer: | Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux |
Vineyard: | 35 to 40 years, 12 ha |
Soil: | Clay, Limestone, with Galets Roulés |
Aging: | Wine is raised for a minimum of 6 months in foudre |
Farming: | Biodynamic (certified) |
Alcohol: | 14% |
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
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