Vacqueyras Saint-Barthelemy Rouge - Gabriel Meffre

Gabriel Meffre
Vacqueyras “Saint-Barthélémy” 2021

AOP Vacqueyras Red

Awards

91 pts Jeb Dunnuck 10/2023
*** Drink Rhône 03/2023
15.5/20 Jancis Robinson 11/2022

Tasting

“…a richer, concentrated wine in the vintage with plenty of mid-palate depth, ripe tannins, and a great finish. It’s beautifully balanced, textured, and will keep for 7-8 years.” – Jeb Dunnuck (30/10/23)

Food & wine pairings

Pairs nicely with a risotto with ceps (Porcini mushrooms) or cheese puff pastries.

Detailed information

Vintage

The year 2021 was ponctuated with many climatic events: frost, rain – too many or not enough – and lack of sun… An animated vintage to sum up, but which has given us some pleasant surprises with better volumes than expected, beautiful balance and lower abv.

Grape varieties

Grenache noir, Syrah

Terroir

The vines are located in the villages of Vacqueyras & Sarrians on soils of alluvial deposits and stony terraces. The climate is Mediterranean, with two dry seasons (summer and winter) and two rainy seasons (fall and spring). The Mistral wind sweeps and cleanses the vineyards.

Winemaking

Harvested at full maturity, the grapes were destemmed and placed together in temperature-controled vats. Fermentation, which lasted 3 weeks, was carefully monitored and limited to a maximum of 30°C to preserve fruit and freshness, followed by 12 months of ageing in tank.

Vegan wine.

Service

Serve at 13-15 °C – Enjoy it now and over the next 8 years.

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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.