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Banyuls “Reserva”

Domaine La Tour Vieille
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If you’re looking for an amazing experience after dinner this summer, try the Banyuls from Vincent Cantié and Christine Campadieu. You will be surprised how well this dessert wine will pair with toasted almonds, bleu cheese or nice dark chocolate. If you can't finish it after dinner, it will last for about a week for the next gathering.

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Technical Information
Wine Type: dessert
Vintage: N.V.
Bottle Size: 750mL
Blend: 35% Grenache, 35% Grenache Gris, 30% Carignan
Appellation: Banyuls
Country: France
Region: Languedoc-Roussillon
Producer: Domaine La Tour Vieille
Winemaker: Vincent Cantié, Christine Campadieu
Vineyard: 45 + years
Soil: Schist
Aging: Divided and aged in three separate vessels: foudre, barrel, and large glass jars stored outdoors in the sun
Farming: Lutte Raisonnée
Alcohol: 16%

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About The Region

Languedoc-Roussillon

map of Languedoc-Roussillon

Ask wine drinkers around the world, and the word “Languedoc” is sure to elicit mixed reactions. On the one hand, the region is still strongly tied to its past as a producer of cheap, insipid bulk wine in the eyes of many consumers. On the other hand, it is the source of countless great values providing affordable everyday pleasure, with an increasing number of higher-end wines capable of rivaling the best from other parts of France.

While there’s no denying the Languedoc’s checkered history, the last two decades have seen a noticeable shift to fine wine, with an emphasis on terroir. Ambitious growers have sought out vineyard sites with poor, well draining soils in hilly zones, curbed back on irrigation and the use of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, and looked to balance traditional production methods with technological advancements to craft wines with elegance, balance, and a clear sense of place. Today, the overall quality and variety of wines being made in the Languedoc is as high as ever.

Shaped like a crescent hugging the Mediterranean coast, the region boasts an enormous variety of soil types and microclimates depending on elevation, exposition, and relative distance from the coastline and the cooler foothills farther inland. While the warm Mediterranean climate is conducive to the production of reds, there are world-class whites and rosés to be found as well, along with stunning dessert wines revered by connoisseurs for centuries.

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Inspiring Thirst

A good doctor prescribed the wine of Nuits-Saint-Georges to the Sun King, Louis XIV, when he suffered an unknown maladie. When the king’s health was restored the tasty remedy enjoyed a vogue at court. Lord, send me a doctor like that!

Inspiring Thirst, page 117