Mas de Lavail, La Désirade 2021
Mas de Lavail, La Désirade 2021
Price: 15,50€
DESCRIPTION
La Désirade 2021 is an example of the beauty of complexity. This wine is picked from old, low-yield vines. Grape-wise, it is made up of 50% Syrah, 25% Carignan and 25% Grenache Noir. La Désirade sparks a lovely dance of red berries and velvety tannins on the tongue. The bouquet is intensely flavored with blackcurrant, blackberries, and black cherries. Once this wine hits the palate, it is quite expressive and full. While cherry flavors lead the dance, they quickly open up to invite notes of underbrush and roasted coffee. La Désirade has a long finish and ends its show with special appearances of licorice, cacao and scrubland. It will complement well lamb, a beautiful steak or game.
REGION
Languedoc-Roussillon
France
Languedoc Roussillon is one of the largest wine regions in France, on the border with Spain. Its size goes hand in hand with a remarkable diversity of soils and terroirs, all bathed in a warm, sunny Mediterranean climate that is especially favourable to vines. This richness also shows in the grapes grown, from Cabernet Sauvignon to Carignan for reds, and from Grenache Blanc to Bourboulenc for whites.
Roussillon in particular also stands out for a historic, deeply local speciality: vins doux naturels (VDN). Made from grapes such as Grenache, Macabeu and Muscat, these wines are fortified during fermentation to keep part of their natural sugars. Iconic appellations such as Banyuls, Maury, Rivesaltes and Muscat de Rivesaltes offer an incredible range of styles, from the fruitiest to the most oxidative, perfect as an aperitif or with cheese and desserts.
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Very pretty wine, round, expressive, with a licorice finish.