Minervois Rouge "Marielle et Fréderique," La Tour Boisée

Minervois Rouge "Marielle et Fréderique," La Tour Boisée - 2019

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Item # 54135

The Minervois is a wine area located in the west of the Languedoc region of southern France. This red wine was made mostly from a blend of the local grapes, Syrah and Cinsault. Aromatic, fuller in body with fine tannins. Fermented and aged in concrete tanks.

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Jean-Louis and Marie-Claude Poudou Minervois, Languedoc-Roussillon, France La Tour Boisée is a family domaine that was established in 1826. The estate is named for a 12th-century wooden tower, a part of the village’s medieval fortifications; its remnants can be seen in the garden of the estate. Every successive generation since the 19th century has remained extraordinarily attached to their...

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

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