Arabesque Vacqueyras Red Rhone Blend

My favorite region, Vacqueyras, is always a joy to save for myself when I know I’ll have a Friday night in. That way I can sit, sip, and enjoy a glass, not worrying about time passing or the pressure of people. I pair with slow old timey New York City jazz, Flamenco, or some newly discovered West African Blues, a good book, or a classic film.

As always, the bouquet is rich, drupel fruits, dried figs, tobacco, juicy plums, and even the thick vegetation of a forest in a Florida summer.

This bottle reminds me of why I fell in love with this underrated region in the first place — the body is complex. Medium to full. It’s got its own charisma. The cranberries up front drop to a smokey barbecue of artichokes, then finally a nice lemon zip at the end lingers.

Old haunts + new wines 🙏

Nice smooth wine from an underrated area. Paired nicely with chicken tonight. Wish we bought more when we were staying in the zone.

Delicious!

Medium bodied, velvety, with some muted dark cherry and spice. More refined than typically overcooked Cotes du Rhône. Restrained tart fruit and plenty of acid.

Very nice, not cloying without food, recommend. Oddly I see it as a cross between a New Zealand north Canterbury Pinot noir and cotes du rhone.!

This was a great red really enjoyed.

I loved it.

Beautiful in Vacqueyras, Cote du Rhone, from Domaine de Montvac, "Arabesque". Red blend, fruit forward, lushous silky. I want more.

Subdued nose. Medium garnet, with rim gradation. Smoke, cedar, wood, leather. Benefits from a decant, tannins soften nicely. Good QPR.