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Domaine La Tour Vieille - Banyuls Rimage Mise Tardive 2016

Banyuls|Red wine

3.8/5 (6 customers)

15,5/20

RVF

“This delightful hint of red fruit coulis, with a touch of blackberry, is supported by a lively, refined structure. A Banyuls with delicate fruitiness and subtle alcohol.” (The Guide to the Best Wines of France 2019 - RVF) This 100% Grenache Noir, aged for 15 months in oak casks, will be the perfect finishing touch to a fine meal, pairing well with fresh sheep’s milk cheeses, blue cheeses, or a chocolate dessert. A true treat from Roussillon!

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Estate

Domaine La Tour Vieille

Vintage

Rimage Mise Tardive

Vintage

2016

Designation

Banyuls

Region

Roussillon

Grape Varieties

100% Grenache Noir

Regions

Shale soils of the Côte Vermeille

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Slightly overripe grapes, destemmed before being placed in vats. Natural alcoholic fermentation begins during maceration and is then halted by the process of fortification: a sudden addition of alcohol that stops fermentation and preserves the grapes’ natural sugars. Maceration continues after fortification in order to gently extract all the desirable compounds using the alcohol in the wine. Approximately 6 weeks.

Livestock Farming

Aged for about 15 months in an oak cask to enhance complexity

Alcohol content

16%

Residual sugars

107 g/L

Eye

Dark garnet color

Nose

Notes of dark berries—strawberry, cherry, or overripe blackcurrant—and subtle hints of garrigue and spices

Palate

Smooth, full-bodied, and rich; creamy and sweet, with fruity and toasty notes; beautifully balanced.

Serve

At 16-18°C

Drink before

2030

Production

5,000 bottles

Food and Wine Pairings

It pairs well with blue cheeses, fresh goat or sheep cheeses, as well as chocolate desserts or those made with candied fruit or bitter orange....

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2020 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))

About the estate:

Divided into a dozen plots covering an equal number of hectares, this estate’s spectacular vineyard is primarily planted on steep clay and schist slopes overlooking the Mediterranean. It is an estate with a long tradition, but one that seems to have lost much of its luster in recent vintages.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated Estate (2022 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

Founded in 1982, this 13-hectare estate brings together the vineyards of Vincent Cantié (in Collioure) and Christine Campadieu (in Banyuls), both of whom come from long lines of winemakers. The estate overlooks the sea from the hills above Collioure. It produces consistently high-quality wines, both natural sweet wines and dry wines.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated estate (2015 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2019 guide) 15.5/20 + Favorite (Good wine)

Rated Estate (2022 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 pinnacle of French winemaking.)

About the wine:

This delightful hint of red fruit coulis, with a touch of blackberry, is supported by a lively, refined structure. A Banyuls with delicate fruitiness and subtle alcohol.

About the estate:

Vincent Cantié is fully committed to the demanding art of winemaking on the Côte Vermeille. He seeks to capture, in both dry and fortified wines, the character of the grapes—primarily Black Grenache—grown on clay and schist soils. The dry wines are now remarkably consistent, and the Banyuls are always excellent.

Customer Rating

3.8/5

based on 6 reviews