Château Rigaud Organic 2016
Faugères AOP
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Exceptional, organic southern French red, with a touch of Pomerol class! Faugères is one of the finest and best-loved appellations of the Languedoc, as you'll taste in this authentic, herbal-scented 2016, made by a former 100pt Pomerol winemaker.
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Wine Details
- Red - Medium Bodied
France- Intense Ruby, Slight Tawny Rim
- Syrah-based blend
- 9.75 Units
- 13% ABV
- 31 December 2023
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Ripe blackberry, damson and cherry, ample, rounded, with fine tannins
Aroma
Blackberry, red fruits, spice and violets
Allergy information
Contains Sulphites
The Wine
Seven small villages make up the Languedoc's modestly sized Faugères appellation. That includes Caussigniojouls (pron cow-sin-ee-oh-jules), where Château Rigaud lies. It belongs to Antoine Rigaud, but its vineyards and winemaking have been adopted by the dynamic duo of consultant winemaker Claude Gros and Jean-Paul Rosset, owner of world-famous Château de Négly. Attracted by the superb schistous soils and organic outlook of the property, they asked to make the domaine's 2016. They have done Antoine proud, making a cru red, worthy of the finest dining. It has a real taste of southern France too – the ripe fruit, herbal and violet lift and cut of minerality holding it all in place. An elegant, yet warming glassful with grilled meats.
Seven small villages make up the Languedoc's modestly sized Faugères appellation...
Ripe, beautifully textured, layered red that's ideal for buying by the case
Jeb Dunnock
Wine Advocate, on 2015
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