Rasteau "Les Argiles Bleues"
2017
Domaine de Beaurenard has been a family-run estate for seven generations and Daniel and Frederic Coulon have recently been joined by Daniel’s sons, Victor and Antonin starting the 8th generation of winegrowers. All the vineyards across the Châteauneuf du Pape, Rasteau and Côtes-du-Rhône are owned by the Coulon family and are certified organic and biodynamic. All farming practices are carried out by hand and there is a strong desire to promote the vines natural defenses using biodynamic...
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A selection of the best slope and terraced parcels, characterised by a marvellous blue-clay and chalk soil which imparts great depth and minerality to the wine. Varietal mix: 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah.
The grapes are destemmed, lightly crushed and fermented with natural yeast and undergo long vatting in order to fully extract the concentration achieved in the vineyards. Les Argiles Bleues has naturally dense tannins and undergoes maturation in new oak foudres for 15-18 months. This produces concentrated wines of finesse and elegance. The wine is bottled unfiltered at the estate, then stored in our underground cellar at constant temperature.
An inexhaustible reservoir of mineral elements, Argiles Bleues is a wine of great finesse. A superb marriage of plush, juicy fruit, fine, delicate tannins, and phenomenal minerality.
A smaller production cuvee, the 2019 Rasteau Les Argiles Bleues is more purple hued and has a primordial bouquet of blue fruits, scorched earth, new leather, lavender, and violets. A serious, full-bodied Rasteau, it stays in the focused, elegant style of the vintage yet packs plenty of muscle on the palate, has loads of structure, and a great finish.
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Even better, the 2017 Rasteau Les Argiles Bleues (80/20 Grenache and Syrah) just screams Rasteau with its ripe, chocolaty dark fruit and scorched earth aromas and flavors. It’s rich, has tons of minerality, medium to full body, and a great finish. It’s capable of lasting for over a decade.
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Ripe and structured, with a graphite underpinning supporting a core of dark cherry, blueberry and plum compote flavors. The racy-edged finish has dark tea and anise notes filling in.
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This gushes with dark plum and boysenberry compote flavors, backed by a light graphite edge and gently singed mulling spice accents on the fleshy finish. A crowd-pleaser.
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