Vacqueyras Rouge - Domaine de Logue Toque

Domaine de Longue Toque
Vacqueyras 2019

AOP Vacqueyras Red

Awards

92 pts Jeb Dunnuck
16+ Jancis Robinson

Tasting

Deep garnet colour. Complex bouquet of ripe blackberries, cocoa bean, black tapenade, spices and garrigue herbs. A wine with a round texture, rich, a vibrant minerality and a long, spicy finish. Tasting March 2024

Food & wine pairings

vegetarian Tadjine, entrecôte with schallots, black forest cake.

23,50 €the bottle

sold by 6 × 75cl

Delivery package: 8 €
FREE from 180 € of purchases

Detailed information

Vintage

This year, the harvest was a bit later than usual. As everywhere else, the June heat wave and the summer drought resulted in lower yields. Fortunately, quality remained high. Finally, the storms in July and August allowed the grapes to reach optimum ripeness. This rainfall did not make up for the drought however, which resulted in smaller, concentrated berries with intense aromas and flavours.

Grape varieties

50% Grenache, 50% Syrah

Terroir

Grenache grapes come from gentle slopes, made of safres and Miocene marls, covered with colluvium, to the north east of the appellation. Syrah grapes are from the alluvial terrace of the “Garrigues”, covered with pebbles from the Quaternary period, on the western side of the appellation.

Winemaking

Harvest of Syrah grapes from 16th Sept. and Grenache grapes from 19th Sept. The perfect control of the temperatures (25/26°C) during the fermentation and maceration (22 days) phases highlighted remarkably elegant red fruit aromas and flavours. The cuvée is aged in tanks for 9 months. Bottled on July 22nd, 2020: 23 093 bottles and 391magnums.Vegan Friendly.

Service

Recommend opening one hour before serving betw 13-15°C. Best enjoyed between 2024 and 2030.

Degree of alcohol

15,5% vol.

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Domaine de Longue Toque

Nestled in the foothills of the Dentelles de Montmirail since 1918, the Domaine de Longue Toque is one of the prestigious estates of Maison Gabriel Meffre since 1999. It takes its name from the long groves – ‘touque’ in Provençal – which delimited the parcelles by protecting them from the wind. The vineyards are located on a mosaic of terroirs that draw their original character from different geological layers, altitudes and exposures. The vineyard produces 5 appellations over 47 hectares: Gigondas, Vacqueyras, Cairanne, Côtes du Rhône Villages Plan de Dieu and Côtes du Rhône red and white. After 20 years in Terra Vitis (sustainable viticulture), 2020 marks the first year of certification for organic farming at the Domaine. A continuity in our desire to work the land and the wine with respect for nature and people. 2023 is to be the first harvest of the white Gigondas.