2022 Vacqueyras Rouge “Floureto” MAGNUM

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Dip your nose into your glass of Vacqueyras: there you’ll find the liquid reincarnation of the stony terroir from which this red hails. Garrigue—wild thyme, rosemary, and, judging from the scent, some lavender as well—grows copiously around the vineyard, adding an almost smoky, resinous perfume to the wine, as if the baking summer sun had liberated its aromas and the mistral had wafted over it to flavor the grapes. Aged in large neutral foudres, this wine has chewy tannins that are amazingly elegant, while there is no shortage of depth and density for extensive bottle aging, if desired. Cuvée Floureto’s mineral finish keeps it very fresh, providing a tension rarely found in Grenache-based blends. It almost seems as though the wine has been filtered through stones—but don’t worry, that’s the only kind of filtration we would allow this Vacqueyras to endure.

—Anthony Lynch

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Wine Type:	red
Vintage:	2022
Bottle Size:	1.5L
Blend:	70% Grenache, 20% Syrah, 10% Mourvèdre & Cinsault
Appellation:	Vacqueyras
Country:	France
Region:	Southern Rhône
Producer:	Domaine Le Sang des Cailloux
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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In 1974, Serge Férigoule left winemaking school with a longing to return to the vineyards. He went to work for Monsieur Ricard’s family in 1979 to oversee the vineyards. Without a successor, Ricard decided to gamble by partnering with Serge. In 1990, after Ricard’s retirement, Serge launched Le Sang des Cailloux. Vacqueyras had been awarded an A.O.C. that same year, a timely twist of fate that helped Serge’s wines become as celebrated as they deserve. All of Serge’s seventeen hectares rest on the Plateau des Garrigues, where red clay, limestone, and the galets roulés impart a terrific intensity and depth to the wines.

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