Domaine les Grand Bois Cuvée Maximilien Cairanne | Côtes du Rhône–Villages

2009

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Full bodied, spicy wine from Cairanne—described by Jancis Robinson as ‘probably the best of the Côtes du Rhône–Villages’, in her magisterial Oxford Companion to Wine. This tiny, family owned estate has developed a reputation for producing stunning, opulent wines that are invariably excellent value. This wine is now exceptional

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Our tasting notes

Steady colour with tints of purple, an intense nose with ripe red fuit notes including berries, raspberries wild strawberries and a hint of pepper. A soft attack, good strength, mellow tannins which allow fruity and spicy notes to develop. Long and fleshy on the palate. Best with game and grilled red meats.

Wine data

Grape variety: 50% Grenache, 35% Mourdevre, 10% Syrah, 5% Carignan
Appellation: Côtes du Rhône–Villages
Alcohol: 14%

 

About Cairanne

Regarded by many as the best of the Côtes du Rhône–Villages, Cairanne has become renowned for its full-bodied, fruity wines with hints of black pepper spice. Located east of the village of Orange near to the banks of the Rhône with a Mediterranean climate, it is perfect for ripening the Grenache, Mourdevre and Syrah grapes, which make up the majority of the reds. Much of the soil in the area is limestone and alluvial types and a red iron-rich soil over a sandstone bedrock. The twenty Côtes du Rhône–Villages of the southern Rhône represent a distinct step-up in both quality & value from generic Côtes du Rhône.

 

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