Domaine Léon Barral

Valinière Faugères Mourvedre Syrah

9.227 ratings
9.37 pro ratings
Faugères, Languedoc, Languedoc Roussillon, France
Mourvedre, Syrah
Lamb, Pasta, Beef, Chili & Hot Spicy, Hard Cheese, Potato, Mushrooms, Salami & Prosciutto, Pork, White Rice, Tomato-Based, Pungent Cheese, Venison, Onion, Shallot, Garlic
Top Notes For
Christopher Stadler

Dark & sultry. Big, powerful berries, slight tartness, rounded out with wild game, mushroom & loads of spice. Great wine, great complexity. Can stand more cellar time.

Dark & sultry. Big, powerful berries, slight tartness, rounded out with wild game, mushroom & loads of spice. Great wine, great complexity. Can stand more cellar time.

Feb 6th, 2016
Scorewine

Wine writer http://www.israelwines.co.il

9.0

A lovely biodynamic wine, a blend of Syrah and Mourvèdre from the Languedoc.
This village style wild wine has a deep black purple color, with a complex nose of barn yard, black fruits, cherries, plums, sweet spices, roasted coffee and earthiness, all coming together nicely in a wild rustic full body, with a lovely acidity and fierce tannins. It is defently a village style wine that you can't stop enjoying, until the long finish expires and the bottle is gone, my score 90, drink 2015-2024

A lovely biodynamic wine, a blend of Syrah and Mourvèdre from the Languedoc.
This village style wild wine has a deep black purple color, with a complex nose of barn yard, black fruits, cherries, plums, sweet spices, roasted coffee and earthiness, all coming together nicely in a wild rustic full body, with a lovely acidity and fierce tannins. It is defently a village style wine that you can't stop enjoying, until the long finish expires and the bottle is gone, my score 90, drink 2015-2024

Jun 17th, 2015
Collin-Peter Casey

Northern California Sales Manager Weygandt-Metzler Importing

9.9

Love these. And BBQ

Love these. And BBQ

Apr 8th, 2014
Fredybeans

Belle couleur
Acidite volatile cuir fruit noire cacao
Attaque avec une grande fraîcheur et grande acidite
Milieu plus moyen flou
Finale plutot sur l acidite et étriqué avec cette pointe acidite dérangeante
Encore une bouteille pas en place dommage

Belle couleur
Acidite volatile cuir fruit noire cacao
Attaque avec une grande fraîcheur et grande acidite
Milieu plus moyen flou
Finale plutot sur l acidite et étriqué avec cette pointe acidite dérangeante
Encore une bouteille pas en place dommage

Dec 10th, 2017
Marc vanholst

Shows very nicely after 2hrs decanting. Feels like you have the herbs and spices of South of France right in your glass. Has some nice animality and is a wine with great length. A wine with power and finesse at the same time - lovely !

Shows very nicely after 2hrs decanting. Feels like you have the herbs and spices of South of France right in your glass. Has some nice animality and is a wine with great length. A wine with power and finesse at the same time - lovely !

Jul 9th, 2017
Jordi Pazo

Vila. Cata Llanguedoc-Roussillon. 41,55.
21.03.16

Vila. Cata Llanguedoc-Roussillon. 41,55.
21.03.16

Mar 21st, 2016
Dave McDonald

Amazingly dense without being overwrought or overweight. Aromatic as all get out. Yum.

Amazingly dense without being overwrought or overweight. Aromatic as all get out. Yum.

Nov 16th, 2015
Maria Nilsson

Ekstedt

Ekstedt

Dec 11th, 2013
Sassan Shafiee

Very good value

Very good value

May 15th, 2019
Doug Kahn

Doug had this 8 years ago

Doug had this 8 years ago

Jun 9th, 2016