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2nd cuvee from a venture born in 2011. It shows. Too much manipulation in the winery. Vacqueyras vinified too clean. Missing that rugged regional quality. Grainy, alchohol finish. 60/40 Grenache/Syrah
2nd cuvee from a venture born in 2011. It shows. Too much manipulation in the winery. Vacqueyras vinified too clean. Missing that rugged regional quality. Grainy, alchohol finish. 60/40 Grenache/Syrah
The 2012 Olivier Gras Prat Sura Vacqueyras La Cuvée is certainly more giving on the second day—this structured Vacqueyras wants to unfurl slowly, no surprise, because the vines are around 35 years old, and are grown in an arid climate, and in stony limestone-galet soil. Prat Sura is a single vineyard bottling, and a small one at that, at roughly 1,000 cases total. Tight on opening, but when revisited the second day, it reveals dense, bordering-on-brooding layers of blackberries steeped in fresh thyme, black raspberries and violets. Texturally, there's a lot going on, I feel that it will evolve with a bit of patience. Plum skins and fleshy black fruit at the core, trussed in firm tannins, accentuated by cinnamon bark, creosote and and the merest hint of juniper berries on the finish. Tuck this one into your cellar for five to ten years. 14.5% ABV | Sample
The 2012 Olivier Gras Prat Sura Vacqueyras La Cuvée is certainly more giving on the second day—this structured Vacqueyras wants to unfurl slowly, no surprise, because the vines are around 35 years old, and are grown in an arid climate, and in stony limestone-galet soil. Prat Sura is a single vineyard bottling, and a small one at that, at roughly 1,000 cases total. Tight on opening, but when revisited the second day, it reveals dense, bordering-on-brooding layers of blackberries steeped in fresh thyme, black raspberries and violets. Texturally, there's a lot going on, I feel that it will evolve with a bit of patience. Plum skins and fleshy black fruit at the core, trussed in firm tannins, accentuated by cinnamon bark, creosote and and the merest hint of juniper berries on the finish. Tuck this one into your cellar for five to ten years. 14.5% ABV | Sample
Joyful, pure & lively Syrah/Grenache blend. Young winemaker who convinced his father to lease him 1/2 ha. I hope he gets the rest of the family property one day!
Joyful, pure & lively Syrah/Grenache blend. Young winemaker who convinced his father to lease him 1/2 ha. I hope he gets the rest of the family property one day!
Vacqueyras, Southern Rhône, Rhône, France
