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2022 ヴァケラス、パヴァーヌ、ラ・バティスド・サン・ヴァンサン

2022 Vacqueyras, Pavane, La Bastide Saint Vincent, Rhône
Red • Dry • Full Bodied • Grenache / Garnacha
Ready - youthful
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Code: 114175322B
Description
Full and rich in black fruit compote and spiced damsons. Powerful and more concentrated than many this year, with similarly high alcohol. Very much a classic expression of Vacqueyras in its muscular tannin and deep concentration. Likely to offer good value.

Drink 2024 - 2029

Matt Walls, Decanter.com (September 2023)
  • Colour
    Red
  • Sweetness
    Dry
  • Vintage
    2022
  • Alcohol
    14.5%
  • Maturity
    Ready - youthful
  • Grape
    Grenache / Garnacha
  • Body
    Full Bodied
  • Producer
    La Bastide St. Vincent

Grenache / Garnacha

Grenache (Noir) is widely grown and comes in a variety of styles. Believed to originate in Spain, it was, in the late 20th century, the most widely planted black grape variety in the world. Today it hovers around seventh in the pecking order. It tends to produce very fruity, rich wines that can range quite widely in their level of tannin.

In many regions – most famously the Southern Rhône, where it complements Syrah and Mourvèdre, among other grapes – it adds backbone and colour to blends, but some of the most notable Châteauneuf du Pape producers (such as Château Rayas) make 100 percent Grenache wines. The grape is a component in many wines of the Languedoc (where you’ll also find its lighter-coloured forms, Grenache Gris and Blanc) and is responsible for much southern French rosé – taking the lead in most Provence styles.

Found all over Spain as Garnacha Tinta (spelt Garnaxa in Catalonia), the grape variety is increasingly detailed on wine labels there. Along with Tempranillo, it forms the majority of the blend for Rioja’s reds and has been adopted widely in Navarra, where it produces lighter styles of red and rosado (rosé). It can also be found operating under a pseudonym, Cannonau, in Sardinia.

Beyond Europe, Grenache is widely planted in California and Australia, largely thanks to its ability to operate in high temperatures and without much water. Particularly in the Barossa Valley, there are some extraordinary dry-farmed bush vines, some of which are centuries old and produce wines of startling intensity.

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