Vin de France Rouge, "Esperanza", Dom. Carterole - 2021

Name: Vin de France Rouge, "Esperanza", Dom. Carterole
Brand: Carterole
SKU: 48972
Price: 24.96 USD
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Item # 48972 750mL

A red blend of 80% Syrah and 20% Carignan from vineyards around the village of Saint-André. This was co-fermented in foudres, then aged for 7 months in 500L barrels. Pair this medium-bodied dry red with clapassade.

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Color

Red

Vintage

2021

Country

France

Region

Languedoc-Roussillon

Producer

Carterole

Grape Variety

Syrah

Carignan

Production Methods

Organic

Certified Organic

Wine made from grapes grown without synthetic pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides in the vineyard. Certified in the country of origin.

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Staff Pick Notes

The vines used for this wine are planted in Saint-André where the producer lives. Interesting fact: a carterole, the name of the domain, is a small barrel that fishermen used to hold their daily ration of wine. The father of the producer was a fisherman and used to drink from those barrels. The landscape surrounding the vineyards is arid and steep and everywhere you look you can see the beautiful Mediterranean sea. Joachims practices organically and tries to respect as much as possible the natural eco-system. This wine is well structured with flavors of strawberry, cherry and pepper, all supported by a nice acidity. Fruity and fresh!

- AFR

Glossary

Carignan

Grown all over Europe and the Americas, Carignan (a.k.a. Carignane, Carignano, and Cariñena) is seldom seen as a 100% varietal wine. Many appellations of Languedoc-Roussillon must include a certain percentage of Carignan, but it is rarely the dominant grape in these blends. For years, this naturally high-yielding grape suffered from overproduction, but New World winemakers have lately taken up the Carignan cause and produced some distinctive and delicious examples. Now that it is subject to...

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 will produce. Typically, New World Shiraz yields bigger, fruitier wines than the the peppery Syrahs...