Domaine Lafage - Cuvee Nicolas 2021
Price: $26.99
Sale Price: $19.99
| Producer | Domaine Lafage |
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| Country | France |
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| Region | Languedoc Roussillon |
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| Varietal | Grenache |
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| Vintage | 2021 |
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| Sku | 06389 |
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| Size | 750ml |
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Every time I taste this wine, my mind keeps circling back to famed writer Oz Clark’s description of Grenache… “…good Grenache is one of the great wine experiences. It has a wonderful raw-boned power that sweeps you along in its intoxicating wake. It exudes a blithe bonhomie and a taste – all ruddy cheeks and flashing eyes, and fistfuls of strawberry fruit – that seduces you yet makes you think that surely it’s all harmless fun. But it isn’t. And as your head spins from one glass too many – and it could just be your second – you realize woefully that you’ve been had ahain and when will you learn, but you hurl yourself anyway into the fandango of delight that is Grenache.”
Yep… that pretty much sums it up. Yet, there is more to this wine – if you can manage to keep from slugging it down right away, more complex notes of minerals, wild herbs and flowers emerge with 30 minutes or so in a decanter. Truthfully, I only know this because I burned something on the stove… but man, I am so glad I did!
James Suckling: 91 Points
"A flavorful grenache, full of red plums, redcurrants, potpourri and raw spices. Medium- to full-bodied palate with lightly chewy tannins and plenty of dried strawberries. Drink now.”
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