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Domaine de Rancy - Côtes du Roussillon Latour de France 2016

Roussillon

Red

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RVF

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2*Étoiles

Hachette

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91/100

Robert Parker

"Born on the Latour schists from a trio of Mourvèdre, Grenache and Carignan, this wine reveals intense aromas of red and black fruits and garrigue. A fresh, lively, peppery attack opens onto a powerful, warm and deep palate, with firm, yet fine-grained tannins". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2019)

Features

Estate

Domaine de Rancy

Cuvée

Latour de France

Vintage

2016

Designation

Côte du Roussillon Villages Latour de France

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

40 % Mourvèdre, 35% Carignan, 25 % Grenaches

Terroirs

Brown shale soils

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Breeding

In tank

Alcohol content

14.5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep red colour

Nose

Of wild berries and spices, of garrigue

Mouth

Full-bodied and generous, with fresh garrigue notes

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Pair with a Mediterranean aperitif: tapenade, wild boar sausage, piperade...

Domain de Rancy

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Côtes du Roussillon

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domain rated (2020 guide) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

Brigitte Verdaguer and her husband Jean-Hubert, specialists in timeless sweet amber wines, passionately cultivate the 20 hectares of this estate in the commune of Latour-de-France. The plots are ploughed with the help of a horse. Today, their daughter Delphine is taking over the reins, and we're following this change closely. As their estate is the oldest private winery in the village, the amber Rivesaltes are still on the menu, aging in old, out-of-date foudres. You'll still find some very old bottles, dating back to the 1940s. A priceless treasure for any wine lover.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2019 guide) 2** Stars (Outstanding wine)

Domain rated (guide 2020) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

Born from a trio of Mourvèdre, Grenache and Carignan on the Latour schists, this wine reveals intense aromas of red and black fruits and garrigue. A fresh, lively, peppery attack opens onto a powerful, warm and deep palate, with firm, yet fine-grained tannins.

About the domain :

Since 1989, Brigitte and Jean-Hubert Verdaguer have been running the family estate (now 17 hectares in organic production) in the heart of the village of Latour-de-France. Since it was founded in 1920, this estate has focused on natural sweet wines aged for long periods in wood, notably Rivesaltes, although at the turn of the century, it also began to produce dry wines, both AOC and IGP. Another of the winegrowers' hobbyhorses is dry rancio, with PGI status.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2018 guide) 91/100 (Outstanding wine)

Domain rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

Concentrated, firm and tannic, this Côtes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France 2016 is a vat-aged blend of 40% Mourvèdre, 30% Carignan and 30% Grenache. It harmoniously blends black cherries with raspberries and strawberries, then adds a dose of star anise and hints of red pepper to bring great complexity. Give it another year or two to mellow, then drink it over the next five years.

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

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

Wine rated (2019 guide) 14/20 (Good wine)

Domain rated (guide 2020) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the wine:

Empyreumatic and figgy, aplomb, a little dry but frankly fruity.

About the domain :

This historic estate in the Agly valley is today in the hands of Jean-Hubert Verdaguer and his wife Brigitte, supported since 2006 by their eldest daughter Delphine. In 2001, the Verdaguer family added a range of dry wines to the old Rivesaltes, the flagship of the estate's production. Both in the vineyard and in the cellar, the work is meticulous. While the red wines are of a high standard, it is above all the admirable vins doux naturels (including a collection of old vintages dating back to 1919) that ensure the reputation of this address. A benchmark estate that deserves the full attention of wine-lovers, indispensable for the memorial value of its wines, which are among those that assert the singularity of Catalan winegrowing history with the greatest panache.

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Note and review by M. JACQUES R. Published on 28/03/2020

Superb, the aromas warn you, this is heavy stuff... Plenty of fruit, aromatic herbs and imposing power without heaviness. And the finish is very long.

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