- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine le Clos de Cazaux
- Region Vacqueyras
- Drinking 2025 - 2029
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available En Primeur
2022 - Vacqueyras Cuvée St Roch Le Clos des Cazaux - 6x75cl
- Colour Red
- Producer Domaine le Clos de Cazaux
- Region Vacqueyras
- Drinking 2025 - 2029
- Case size 6x75cl
- Available En Primeur
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Goedhuis, March 2024
A blend of 65% Grenache, 30% Syrah and 5% Mourvèdre, this cuvée sees no oak as Jean-Michel and Fréderic prefer to vinifiy and mature in stainless steel so as not to mask the fruit and terroir. The 2022 is rather Pinot Noir-like in its fruit profile, mixing high-toned strawberry and raspberry fruits with some blackberry and blueberry. There are some peppery, garrigue undertones to the succulent fruit which has a sweeping freshness on the palate backed up chalky tannins. In 2022 cuvée St Roch has lower alcohol levels than usual, which you can feel in its agility and lithe structure. A true pleasure to drink. Drink 2025-2029.
Producer
Domaine le Clos de Cazaux
Brothers Jean-Michel and Frédéric Vache run this Southern Rhône estate with passion, determination and a great enthusiasm for their region. With an aversion to oak ageing, they are more interested in expressing the fruit character of the varieties and their terrific terroirs. Alongside this philosophy, late picking, long maceration periods, and extended élevages give the wines their signature primal density. This estate is ...Read more
Brothers Jean-Michel and Frédéric Vache run this Southern Rhône estate with passion, determination and a great enthusiasm for their region. With an aversion to oak ageing, they are more interested in expressing the fruit character of the varieties and their terrific terroirs. Alongside this philosophy, late picking, long maceration periods, and extended élevages give the wines their signature primal density. This estate is an excellent source of good value wines.Read less
Region
Vacqueyras
Vacqueyras is one of the newest appellations to emerge from the southern Rhône, moving up from Côtes du Rhône Villages in 1990. As a result, it also is one of the least known. Stylistically, its wines are rich and plump with more complexity and concentration than Côtes du Rhônes, but perhaps slightly less concentration than its neighbouring appellation, Gigondas. Like most things, though, this depends on the producer and vintage. Vacqueyras is made all three colours - red, white and rosé, mostly from 4 varieties - Grenache, Syrah, Cinsault and Carignan though the red is by far the most dominant. Due to its lesser known reputation, these wines often offer excellent value for money.