Cabalié Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2015
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Cabalié is one of our best loved ‘BIG reds’ and this latest 2015 has all the swagger of its Gold medal winning predecessor. Seriously old-vine Carignan gives a boost of inky dark fruit to soft, spicy Grenache in this stonkingly rich, velvety red.
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Wine Details
- Red - Full Bodied
France- Very deep black red
- Grenache-based blend
- 9.75 Units
- 13% ABV
- Vegetarian
- 31 December 2018
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Big, rich and smooth with mouthstaining red and black fruit
Aroma
Very ripe damson, plum and blackberry fruit with a full spicy aroma
The Wine
Parker rated winemaker Hervé Sabardeil has been making this big, ripe Catalan red for more than a decade now. Recently he made a commemorative blend that proved so popular he’s done it again. Hervé sourced the grapes from the same poor slate soils of Maury in the Roussillon, a town where the winemaking heritage dates back to the 2nd century BC. The vines are 60 to 100 years old, so yields are minute at around half that of, say, a Grand Cru claret. This really adds to the power and intensity of the wine. Made from Grenache with a large portion of spicy, black fruit Carignan, this magnificent, weighty red even manages to out power the original Cabalié. Not to be taken lightly, it’s ideal with roasted meats, rich stews or hard cheeses.
"This luxury version of the standard Cabalié costs around a pound more but it’s worth ten times that"
Online Review for 2013
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