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2018 Domaine Le Colombier Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes

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December 18, 2022 - $21

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RATINGS

92Vinous / IWC

Opaque ruby. Dark fruit, floral and spice notes on the expansive nose, which picks up a subtle garrigue nuance with air. Stains the palate with primary black raspberry, blueberry and cherry flavors that turn sweeter through the midpalate. Fine-grained tannins emerge steadily on the impressively long, focused finish, which leaves behind resonating dark berry and candied violet notes....

91Jeb Dunnuck

Ample black cherry, strawberry, crushed flowers, and peppery garrigue notes emerge from the 2018 Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes, a pretty, classy, medium-bodied wine based on 80% Grenache and 20% Mourvèdre. Aged in concrete tanks and older barrels...

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.