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Petit Amour, VdP de Vaucluse - 2008 (750)

Item # 22018

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Color: Red
Vintage: 2008
Country: France
Region: Vin de Pays
Producer: Petit Amour
Grape Variety:  Grenache  Merlot  Syrah   
Bottle Price: $6.99 $4.99
You Save: 29%
Case of 12: $75.49 $53.89

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Tasting Notes

This Vin de Pays is a blend of red grapes, with a friendly appeal that makes it a great "house red." If you're throwing a dinner party, this rustic red will go with just about any dish you're serving.

Astor's Glossary of Terms

Grenache
The Grenache grape (a.k.a. Grenache Noir) produces relatively pale, fruity red wines that often stop just short of sweetness. Grenache is familiar to most wine drinkers as an ingredient in the blends of the Rhône and Languedoc-Roussillon, where it can add charm to varieties that are a little rougher around the edges. The distinguished Châteauneuf-du-Pape and Gigondas appellations are both...
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Merlot
The next time you hear someone say they never touch Merlot, tell them that it's too bad, because you were just about to open a few bottles of Château Pétrus and Le Pin, and you have no one to share them with. Some wine drinkers are quick to dismiss varieties that become too fashionable, but Merlot is popular for good reason. It has one of the most impressive and distinctive textures of any wine,...
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Syrah
We'd like to clear this up once and for all: the Shiraz grape is genetically identical to Syrah. Australian winemakers put "Shiraz" on the map (and, many would argue, vice versa), and the term is now used throughout much of the New World. Let it never be said, however, that Shiraz and Syrah are the same thing: the region in which the grape is grown determines much about the flavor of the wine it...
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