Domaine Viret Vin de France Rouge 'Les Colonnades' 2022

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Domaine Viret Vin de France Rouge 'Les Colonnades' 2022Les Colonnades is planted to 100 year old Grenache and Mourvdre from a single vineyard of pebbly red clay and limestone. Philippe picks purposefully late so that the Grenache teeters on the brink of over maturity, but it remains adamantly on the fresh side of the divide, and this tardy harvesting imbues it with a wealth of autumnal character and spicy, tobacco y depth. The articulation of iron inflected minerality here is truly profound, and it

yet possesses a sense of caressing serenity at its core

and the blend of the two sizzles with energy

showing its pedigree even among such lofty company as can be found in the Lignier cellar

has been engaged in a decades-long passion project of breeding the fabled but near-extinct Huchen-the royal fish of the Habsburgs-and repopulating the river with them

providing an extra layer of depth and structure to this classic wine

in the right hands

Made from vines around ten years of age

In the glass

this wine offers aromas of red fruits

the wine ultimately feels devoid of artifice

This single-vineyard site is in the southernmost village (Chaintré) in the Maconnais

“Côte Chatillon” offers a richness comparable to that of the “L’Arbuel

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