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Un Vent de Folie 2017
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- 90-94pts, International Wine Awards, 2019
- Gold, International Wine Awards, 2019
- Double Gold, China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), 2019
- 90-94pts, China Wine & Spirits Awards (CWSA), 2019
A remarkable, rich and powerful red from the Roussillon, showcasing the old vine treasures that survive in the region’s arid, slate slither soils. Creator of this lusciously dense, blackberry spice wine is grower and winemaker Jean-Charles Duran,
A remarkable, rich and powerful red from the Roussillon, showcasing the old vine treasures that survive in the region’s arid, slate slither soils. Creator of this lusciously dense, blackberry spice wine is grower and winemaker Jean-Charles Duran,
Beyond the Label
Tasting notes
Velvety and mouthfilling with kirsch, wild herbs, damson and spicy oak
Aroma
Toasted oak, fig, fennel, lavendar, thyme, liquorice, ripe black fruit
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
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Red - Full Bodied
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Very dark crimson
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15.0% ABV
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11.25 Units
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750.00 ml
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31 December, 2020
Jean-Charles Duran has a tiny vineyard in the hottest, driest village of all France. That’s Roussillon’s Maury, overshadowed by the eerie ruins of a medieval Cathar castle, Queribus. Here the soil isn’t earth, but slivers of slate that confine old vines to growing no more than a few bunches of grapes. This, along with the fierce Tramontane wind reputed to drive people to madness (hence Un Vent de Folie), and the scorching sun, results in yields as low as 8 hl per hectare. Grenache is Jean-Charles’ main grape, with a touch of Syrah and Carignan. He does every task by hand, ageing the wine in hogsheads for 15 months before bottling his treasure, unfiltered. It’s a powerful red, best decanted an hour beforehand. Enjoy with hearty meat dishes.
For the 2016 vintage
