Domaine Arretxea

Irouléguy Tannat Blend

8.935 ratings
9.08 pro ratings
Irouléguy, Pyrénees-Atlantiques, Southwest France, France
Tannat Blend
Top Notes For
Clement Cariot

Sommelier Bleu Provence

9.4

Showing nice secondary fruit flavor, great acidity, softening tannins. Beautiful!

Showing nice secondary fruit flavor, great acidity, softening tannins. Beautiful!

1 person found it helpfulMay 14th, 2015
Rob Renteria

Sommelier La Folie Restaurant

9.5

Getting my Basque on at Piperade.

Getting my Basque on at Piperade.

1 person found it helpfulNov 15th, 2013
Garrett Pierce

Sales Kermit Lynch Wine Merchant

9.0

Probably the best Tannat-based wine that I've encountered.

Probably the best Tannat-based wine that I've encountered.

1 person found it helpfulSep 1st, 2013
Jordan Mackay

Wine Editor San Francisco Magazine

8.7

Im an Iroule kind of guy.

Im an Iroule kind of guy.

Sep 17th, 2015
Matt

Fun wine. Olives and green pepper, cassis, meat, cedar, spice, tart plums and a touch of tobacco. Acidity really balances out the tannin. Rustic, rich, and soulful. Screams cheese and charcuterie

Fun wine. Olives and green pepper, cassis, meat, cedar, spice, tart plums and a touch of tobacco. Acidity really balances out the tannin. Rustic, rich, and soulful. Screams cheese and charcuterie

Sep 5th, 2015
Steven W Alexander

Supple and earthy. One of my favorite wine regions

Supple and earthy. One of my favorite wine regions

Aug 27th, 2014
Mari-Liis Lvov

Full bodied, yet mineral, mellow tannins. Lots of dark chocolate and cassis.

Full bodied, yet mineral, mellow tannins. Lots of dark chocolate and cassis.

Dec 13th, 2016
Rob Moose

This changed more than almost any wine I have known over the course of 2 hours. Was like all structure and chalkiness and then it became a beautiful aged wine with tertiary notes. Awesome!

This changed more than almost any wine I have known over the course of 2 hours. Was like all structure and chalkiness and then it became a beautiful aged wine with tertiary notes. Awesome!

Feb 8th, 2016
Matt Perlman

Pure, mineral and alive. Would love to find an example with some bottle age

Pure, mineral and alive. Would love to find an example with some bottle age

Dec 9th, 2015
Ana Alonso

Slurp!

Slurp!

Nov 10th, 2015