Domaine La Ligière

Sud Absolu

2020

Côtes du Rhône

France

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Varietals

Grenache, Syrah, Mazuelo

Flavors & Qualities

Blackberry

Smoke

Leather

Linked Character

Biodynamic

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Palate Character

Round & Fleshy

This Wine Your Palate

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This is a predominantly Round & Fleshy wine, but it shares structural nuances of Tone & Backbone as described in the tasting note below.

Tasting Notes

Medium plus body, with tannin and acidity that tow the same line, this Côtes du Rhône has an extroverted personality, showing blackberry, dark chocolate covered raspberries, slight rose, and leather notes, followed by smokey minerals and black pepper in the finish.

COLOR

Red/Violet Tinge

BODY

TANNIN

ACIDITY

SWEET

ALCOH.

13.5%

GRAPE(S)

Grenache, Syrah, Mazuelo

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Why this wine made the cut…

The flavor to dollar ratio is high with this one.

GRAPE VARIETAL(S)

Grenache

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Grenache is widely planted throughout the world but some of the best expressions come from the southern Rhone, and in Spain’s Priorat. Grenache has small berries with thick grape skins resulting in dark, tannic wine in its youth combined with an almost ripe sweetness and elevated alcohol. Often part of a blend, Grenache offers a lot of fruit, spice, with floral and herbal notes.

Syrah

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Syrah is widely planted throughout the world, but that was not so until the late twentieth century when Syrah was principally grown in the Rhone Valley and, as Shiraz, in Australia. Stylistically, the Palate Character of Syrah can vary depending on ripeness from a rich Round & Fleshy, Tone & Backbone, to a Powerful & Extracted. The flavors and aromas can also vary with a dark, sometimes sweet, fruit character, varying amount of spice, floral, and earth, and smoke, and meaty aromas and flavors.

Mazuelo

Ma-soo-WAY-lo

In the past, Carignan was responsible for a lot of bulk wine because of its high yielding potential, but in the right hands it can make quality with intense red fruit, spice, and structure. Often blended with other grape varietals, old vine Carignan can yield rich red fruit driven wines at bang for your buck price levels.

Country / State

France

Region

Côtes du Rhône

Producer

Domaine La Ligière

Winemaker(s)

Philippe Bernard

Vintage

2020