Domaine La Tour Vieille - Banyuls Rimage Mise Tardive 2016

Name: Domaine La Tour Vieille - Banyuls Rimage Mise Tardive 2016
Brand: Domaine La Tour Vieille
Rating: 3.8 (6 reviews)

Banyuls|Red wine

Roussillon

Red

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3.8/5 (6 customers)

15,5/20

RVF

"This pleasant evocation of red fruit coulis, with a touch of blackberry, is carried by a lively, fine structure. A Banyuls with delicate fruitiness and discreet alcohol." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2019 - RVF) This 100% Grenache Noir, aged 15 months in oak barrels, will be the finishing touch to a fine meal, accompanying fresh ewe's milk and blue cheeses, or a chocolate dessert. A Roussillon delight!

Features

Estate

Domaine La Tour Vieille

Cuvée

Rimage Mise Tardive

Vintage

2016

Designation

Banyuls

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

100% Grenache Noir

Terroirs

Schist soils of the Côte Vermeille

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Slightly over-ripe grapes, destemmed before vatting. Natural alcoholic fermentation during maceration, then halted by mutage: a sudden addition of alcohol that halts fermentation and preserves the grapes' remaining natural sugars. After mutage, maceration continues to gently extract all the interesting compounds using the alcohol in the medium. Approximately 6 weeks.

Breeding

Approximately 15 months in oak barrels for greater complexity

Alcohol content

16%

Residual sugars

107 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Dark garnet colour

Nose

Counted black fruits, strawberry, cherry, or overripe blackcurrant, and subtle notes of garrigue and spices.

Mouth

Suave, full-bodied and gourmet, smooth and sweet, with fruity and toasty notes, well-balanced.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Drink before

2030

Production

5,000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Accompanies blue-veined cheeses, fresh goat's or ewe's milk cheeses, chocolate desserts, candied fruit and bitter orange desserts....

Domaine La Tour Vieille

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2020 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))

About the domain :

Structured around a dozen parcels and as many hectares, this spectacular estate's vineyards are mainly planted on steep slopes of clay and schist overlooking the Mediterranean. It's an estate with a long tradition, but one that seems to be running out of steam in recent vintages.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Created in 1982, this 13-hectare estate brings together the vineyards of Vincent Cantié (in Collioure) and Christine Campadieu (in Banyuls), both from old winemaking families. The estate overlooks the sea on the heights of Collioure. It is a consistent producer of both vins doux naturels and vins secs.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté (guide 2015) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2019 guide) 15.5/20 + Favorite (Good wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the wine:

This pleasant evocation of red fruit coulis, with a touch of blackberry, is carried by a lively, fine structure. A delicately fruity Banyuls with discreet alcohol.

About the domain :

Vincent Cantié is fully committed to the demanding viticulture of the Côte Vermeille. His aim is to translate the expression of the grapes (foremost among which are Grenache Noirs) planted on clay and schist into both dry and mature wines. The dry wines are now remarkably reliable, and the Banyuls always very successful.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

out of 6 reviews