The 2010 Vacqueyras Cuvee Signature is a blend of 55% Grenache, 40% Syrah and 5% Carignan. The Grenache and Carignan come from 60-year-old vines and the Syrah from 15-year-old vines. All of it is aged in concrete vats, and is bottled without fining or filtration if possible. The wine exhibits an opaque purple color along with an extraordinary bouquet of charcoal, ink, blackberries, kirsch, smoked herbs and camphor. This seriously-endowed, fleshy, succulent, opulent Vacqueyras is accessible enough to be enjoyed over the next 7-10+ years. It tips the scales at 15% natural alcohol. Domaines des Amouriers, owned by the Chudzikiewicz family, has long been one of my favorite Vacqueyras estates. As long as I have been writing about the Rhone Valley, Amouriers has been making top-flight wines. Traditionally made Vacqueyras is produced from their 35-acre vineyard beautifully situated on the plateau of “Garrigue,” just north of the village of Sarrians. Importers: J & R Selections, Lansing, MI; tel. (517) 393-4441; Robert Kacher Selections, New York, NY; tel. (212) 239-1275; David Vincent Selections, NJ; and J and J Importers, Bloomfield Hills, MI; tel. (248) 528-9463

2010 年的Vacqueyras Cuvee Signature（由55% 的 Grenache、 40% 的 Syrah 及 5%來(lái)自產(chǎn)區(qū)內(nèi) Garrigues 地區(qū)的Carignan 混釀而成），散發(fā)著濃郁的藍(lán)莓及黑莓的果香，并微微伴有木炭及鋼筆墨水的氣味。呈深紫色，酒體豐滿，十分純凈，酸度適宜，單寧甜潤(rùn)， 10 年內(nèi)都可飲用。