Tardieu-Laurent Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes Red 2020
Captivating, perfumed, nose, on notes of dried flowers and oriental spices. A wine you will appreciate in its early years.
Blend: 70% Grenache, 20% Mourvèdre, 10% Syrah
| Wine Spectator: 90 |
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| A harmonious wine, with baked cherry, red licorice and macerated plum interwoven with wet brick, chalky minerals and wild fresh rosemary, all supported by a frame of fine-grained tannins. Drinking beautifully now. Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre. Drink now through 2026. 650 cases made, 175 cases imported. |
| Decanter: 92 |
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| Detailed and fresh, with flecks of candied raspberry, damson and baking spices. Full-bodied, smooth, well balanced and harmonious, this is classically Vacqueyras in character, with a little added polish. The alcohol is high, but this is nonetheless very good. |
| Jeb Dunnuck: 92 |
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| The 2020 Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes has a kiss of background oak as well as more exotic, lifted notes of black and blue fruits, incense, and orange blossom. It’s medium to full-bodied, has a wonderful core of fruit, and just a forward, mouth-filling style perfect for enjoying over the coming 7–8 years. |