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2020 Vacqueyras Rouge “ Cuvée Doucinello”
Domaine Le Sang des CaillouxVacqueyras, the village whose apt name translates as “Valley of the Stones” from the local dialect, celebrated its thirtieth anniversary as an official cru of the Rhône in 2020. Coincidentally, at Sang des Cailloux, Serge Férigoule also celebrated his thirtieth anniversary of taking over the estate, where he was an employee for many years, before his boss called it quits and handed him the keys. Pioneers in the methods of organics, soon followed by biodynamics, the Férigoules have honed a unique style of Vacqueyras that mixes deep, dark color with a lightness of touch, rusticity with warmth, and minerality with delicious fresh fruit.
—Chris Santini
Wine Type: | red |
Vintage: | 2020 |
Bottle Size: | 750mL |
Blend: | 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre & Cinsault |
Appellation: | Vacqueyras |
Country: | France |
Region: | Southern Rhône |
Producer: | Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux |
Winemaker: | Serge Férigoule |
Vineyard: | 35 to 40 years, 12 ha |
Soil: | Clay, Limestone, with Galets Roulés |
Aging: | Wine is raised for a minimum of 6 months in foudre |
Farming: | Biodynamic (certified) |
Alcohol: | 14% |
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Kermit once said...
Kermit once said...
For the wines that I buy I insist that the winemaker leave them whole, intact. I go into the cellars now and select specific barrels or cuvées, and I request that they be bottled without stripping them with filters or other devices. This means that many of our wines will arrive with a smudge of sediment and will throw a more important deposit as time goes by, It also means the wine will taste better.