South West Reds Dozen
Six bottles of a brand new wine and six bottles of one of SVS’s most popular wines. It is the perfect combination - all at a brilliant discount. Features 6 x Domaine du Prince, Cahors, L’Envol du Prince, Malbec, 2022 and 6... Read More
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Domaine du Prince, Cahors, L'Envol du Prince, 2022
From the historic vineyards of Cahors in southwest France, this expressive Malbec showcases the modern revival of a once-forgotten region. Domaine du Prince, a 67-hectare family estate run by Didier Jouves and his son Léo, is devoted entirely to Malbec (locally known as Auxerrois or Cot). Their vineyards sit on a chalky clay plateau west of Cahors, where Atlantic and Mediterranean influences combine to create balance and character in the wines. Aged for one year in concrete vats,...
ColourRed
RegionCahors
GrowerDomaine du Prince
Grape VarietyMalbec
Vintage2022
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeDDP122
Malbec
Malbec is a red grape whose home is in south-west France, and specifically in the appellation of Cahors.
There (known as Cot) it makes a strongly flavoured wine which is, all too often, tannic and rustic and needs several years ageing to show its best.
Like Carmenère in Chile, it is much more successful in Argentina than in its homeland. Introduced in the mid 19th...
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Château Barrejat, Madiran, Cuvee des Vieux Ceps, 2022
Vieux Céps = Old vines, and these are dramatically ancient, some over 80 years old and some actually pre-phylloxera, so perhaps over 150 years old. 80% Tannat plus the Cabernets, well-oaked. That oak shows with overt toast on the nose. Flamboyant flavours of cherry, plum and blueberry, all tinged with mocha. Dense, full-bodied; and with plenty of tannin to keep it going - enjoy now or keep for years. Now-2030
"Full bottle 1,244 g. These old vines are probably 80 years old...
ColourRed
RegionMadiran
GrowerChâteau Barrejat
Grape VarietyTannat, Cabernet Sauvignon & Cabernet Franc
Vintage2022
ABV14.5%
Bottle75cl
ClosureCork
CodeBAJ322
Cabernet Franc
Cabernet Francis a parent of Cabernet Sauvignon.
A cross of it with Sauvignon Blanc resulted in Cabernet Sauvignon. Cabernet Franc tends to be softer and has less tannins than Cabernet Sauvignon, although the two can be difficult to distinguish. Many of the red wines of the Loire are primarily Cabernet Franc.
Origins ...
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Jancis Robinson
We get super excited when Jancis Robinson (or one of her team) write about our wine!
Voted the world's most influential wine critic in polls in the US, France and internationally in 2018, Jancis views herself as a wine writer rather than a wine critic.
She writes daily for JancisRobinson.com and weekly for the Financial Times. She is founder-editor of The Oxford Companion...
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South West Reds Dozen
Six bottles of a brand new wine and six bottles of one of SVS’s most popular wines. It is the perfect combination - all at a brilliant discount. Features 6 x Domaine du Prince, Cahors, L’Envol du Prince, Malbec, 2022 and 6 x Château Barrejat, Madiran, Cuvée des Vieux Ceps, 2022 for £180. That’s just £15 per bottle.
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