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2009 Domaine Le Colombier Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes

Light label condition issue

Removed from a subterranean, temperature and humidity controlled residential cellar; Obtained by inheritance; Consignor is second owner

Ends Sunday, 7pm Pacific

RATINGS

90-93Robert M. Parker Jr.

...exhibits copious aromas of roasted herbes de Provence, meat juices, mushrooms, blueberries, blackberries and camphor.

90Wine Spectator

Really inviting, with a whiff of pastis giving way to crushed plum, boysenberry and loganberry fruit flavors, all backed by broad, integrated tannins.

89-91Vinous / IWC

Dark berry and cherry aromas complicated by hints of licorice and black pepper.

REGION

France, Rhône Valley, Southern Rhône, Vacqueyras

Vacqueyras AOC is in the Southern Rhone Valley and runs along the banks of the Ouvèze River. It received its appellation status 1990, having been part of the AOC Côtes du Rhone appellation since 1937. Some 97 percent of the wine made in Vacqueyras is red, and like its neighbor to the north, Gigondas, Vacqueyras is known for its powerful wines. There are 3,200 vineyard acres planted to Grenache, Syrah, Mourvedre, Cinsault, Muscardin, Counoise, Clairette and Bourbolenc. Vacqueyras reds are dark, spicy, tannic and considered good for aging.