Vacqueyras

Deep violet in colour, with concentrated black fruit, bay leaf and garrigue. The palate is dense and rich, with a defined tannic structure. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre come from clay-and-sand soils mixed with rounded stones at the foot of the Dentelles de Montmirail. The grapes are destemmed and crushed, then fermented by variety between twenty-six and twenty-eight degrees with three weeks of maceration. Part of the wine matures in barrel and demi-muid.

Black fruit, garrigue and oak are present. The palate is powerful, smooth and rounded, with persistent fruit. The blend is eighty percent Grenache and twenty percent Syrah. All Syrah matures for twelve months in 225-litre French oak barrels, split evenly between new and once-used wood. Ten percent of the Grenache spends twelve months in new 600-litre French oak. Melted tannins, smoke and red fruit are also present.