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Château La Voulte-Gasparets - Cuvée Romain Pauc 2014

Corbières Boutenac|Red wine

3.9/5 (7 customers)

16/20

RVF

(2013 Vintage Notes)

This Boutenac wine, which ranks at the top of the Corbières wine hierarchy, embodies all the hallmarks of a great Languedoc wine: aromatic intensity, complexity, and well-integrated oak. Irresistible! Orders of 6 bottles of this wine are shipped in a wooden crate.

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Estate

Château La Voulte-Gasparets

Vintage

Romain Pauc

Vintage

2014

Designation

Corbières Boutenac

Region

Languedoc

Grape Varieties

50% Carignan, 25% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah

Regions

soils composed of rounded pebbles

Viticulture

traditional and meticulous

Grape Harvest

manual

Wine Production

as whole clusters (16 days) in concrete and stainless steel tanks.

Livestock Farming

12 months in merrain oak barrels (20% new barrels, 80% barrels that have held 1, 2, or 3 vintages)

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

a deep, dark, and brilliant red color

Nose

Powerful and elegant, with great finesse, blending floral and fruity aromas

Palate

Full-bodied and rich, supported by lovely fruit and beautiful, firm yet pleasant tannins; very well-balanced

Serve

at 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2021

Production

280,000 bottles

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with a cassoulet, roast lamb, a fricassee of porcini mushrooms, or kidneys in Madeira sauce...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2016 guide): 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable offering, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the estate:

Patrick Reverdy and his son Laurent are deeply attached to their Carignan vineyards, which have become a specialty of the Corbières-Boutenac terroir. This estate lies right in the heart of the designated appellation for this wine. The entry-level cuvée is a benchmark in the Corbières region. The “Romain-Pauc” cuvée—named in honor of a family ancestor—blends Carignan and Grenache vines, most of which are well over forty years old, with younger Syrah and Mourvèdre vines.

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Wine rated (2016 guide) 16/20 (2013 vintage) (Very good wine)

Rated Estate (2017 Guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the very best of French winemaking.)

About the estate:

Driven by a desire to showcase the unique character of the Boutenac terroir, five generations have built the reputation of this leading Corbières estate. Patrick Reverdy and his son Laurent have focused on highlighting their old Carignan vines, the backbone of their production. Vinified using carbonic maceration, Carignan makes up half of the blend for the iconic Romain Pauc cuvée. While many producers in the Corbières region are advancing rapidly, La Voulte-Gasparets has kept pace and, in recent vintages, has produced wines of consistent quality that, moreover, often age beautifully.

Customer Rating

3.9/5

based on 7 reviews

Review by Mr. PIERRE F. Published on October 16, 2016

I’ve been buying this vintage for over 20 years, and I’ve never been disappointed. The century-old Carignan vines give this wine a texture and velvety smoothness that are truly top-notch. Apparently, this wine even outperformed a Petrus in a blind tasting—that says it all! Store it for a few years, and it will develop more body.