Domaine de Rancy - Côtes du Roussillon Latour de France 2016
14/20
RVF
2*Étoiles
Hachette
91/100
Robert Parker
"Born on the schist soils of Latour from a trio of Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Carignan grapes, this wine reveals intense aromas of red and black fruits and garrigue. A fresh and lively attack, with notes of pepper, opens onto a powerful, warm, and deep palate, with firm but very fine-grained tannins." (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2019)
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Eye
Deep red dress
Nose
Of wild berries and spices, of garrigue
Mouth
Ample and generous with a lovely freshness and hints of garrigue
Serve
At 16-18°C
Drink before
2026
Food and wine pairings
Pairs well with a Mediterranean appetizer: tapenade, wild boar sausage, piperade...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2020 guide) 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
Brigitte Verdaguer and her husband Jean-Hubert, specialists in timeless sweet amber wines, passionately cultivate the twenty hectares of this estate located in the commune of Latour-de-France. The plots are plowed using a horse. Today, their daughter Delphine is taking over the reins, and we are following this change closely. As their estate is the oldest private winery in the village, the amber Rivesaltes wines are still produced, aging in old, timeless casks. You will still find very old bottles dating back to the 1940s. An invaluable treasure for any wine lover.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rating (2019 guide) 2 stars (Outstanding wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About wine:
Born on the schist soils of Latour from a trio of Mourvèdre, Grenache, and Carignan grapes, this wine reveals intense aromas of red and black fruits and garrigue. A fresh and lively attack, with hints of pepper, opens onto a powerful, warm, and deep palate, endowed with firm but very fine-grained tannins.
About the estate:
Brigitte and Jean-Hubert Verdaguer have been running the family estate (now 17 hectares of organic land) in the heart of the village of Latour-de-France since 1989. Since its foundation in 1920, this estate has focused on naturally sweet wines aged for long periods in oak barrels, particularly Rivesaltes, although at the turn of the century it began producing dry wines, both AOC and IGP. Another of the winemakers' passions is dry Rancio, an IGP wine.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rating (2018 guide) 91/100 (Excellent wine)
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About wine:
Concentrated, firm, and tannic, this 2016 Côtes du Roussillon Villages Latour de France is a blend of 40% Mourvèdre, 30% Carignan, and 30% Grenache, aged in vats. It harmoniously blends black cherries with raspberries and strawberries, then adds a dash of star anise and notes of red pepper to bring great complexity. Give it another year or two to soften, then drink it over the next five years.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2019 guide) 14/20 (Good wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About wine:
Empyreumatic and figgy, confident, slightly dry but with frank fruit.
About the estate:
This historic estate in the Agly Valley is now owned by Jean-Hubert Verdaguer and his wife Brigitte, who have been assisted since 2006 by their eldest daughter Delphine. In 2001, the Verdaguer family added a range of dry wines to their selection of old Rivesaltes wines, the jewel in the crown of the estate's production. Both in the vineyard and in the cellar, the work is carried out with great care. While the red wines are of a high standard, it is above all the admirable natural sweet wines (including a collection of old vintages dating back to 1919) that ensure the reputation of this estate. This is a benchmark estate that deserves the attention of wine lovers, essential for the historical value of its wines, which are among those that most proudly affirm the uniqueness of Catalan wine-growing history.
Customer rating
5/5
based on 1 review
Note and opinion by Mr. JACQUES R. Published on 03/28/2020
Superb, the aromas give you a warning, this is heavy stuff... Lots of fruit, hints of aromatic herbs and impressive power without heaviness. And the finish is very long.
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