Vacqueyras Saint-Barthelemy Rouge - Gabriel Meffre

Gabriel Meffre
Vacqueyras “Saint Barthélémy” 2014

AOP Vacqueyras Red

Awards

90 pts Vinous
17/20 Jancis Robinson
86 pts Decanter
14/20 Bettane & Desseauve
**** Rod Phillips (CA)

Tasting

Brilliant color with purple highlights. Spicy nose with red fruits and violets aromas. Elegant and silky palate with fruity notes and elegant tannins. A subtly spicy finish.

Food & wine pairings

It will pair nicely with monkfish in lobster sauce or goat cheese marinated in
olive oil.

Detailed information

Vintage

Freshness, minerality and elegant texture are the character and thetypicity of this vintage. Harmonious and particularly qualitative thanksto good weather conditions: a humid winter and dry spring combinedwith a warm to hot end of summer resulted in very healthy sanitaryconditions in the vineyard. The maturation was slow but constant up toharvest time.

Terroir

This Vacqueyras is mainly made from Grenache and Syrah grapes. The vines are located in the villages of Vacqueyras and Sarrians on soils of alluvial deposits and stony terraces.

Winemaking

Harvest at optimum ripeness. The wine is stored in vats immediately in order to preserve aromas. The fermentation on skins lasts for 3 weeks for an optimal extraction. The temperatures are strictly controlled (28°C maximum). The wine is racked off and undergoes malolactic fermentation. Then it is placed in vats during 8 months before bottling. It is then aged in bottle for 6 months.

Service

Enjoy it now and over the next 7 years.

Degree of alcohol

14% vol.

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Gabriel Meffre

Delicious and savoury from day one: this is the commitment of our Gabriel Meffre "signature" wines. For each appellation, and in keeping with the characteristics of the vintage, our know-how is recognisable through our experienced blending of "terroirs" and grape varieties and through our careful maturing, favouring purity of fruit and silkyness of texture. Already enjoyable in their first year after bottling, the Crus also have good aging potential.