Ambitious, with dark ganache and bacon-accented toast flavors out front, followed by roasted fig, plum and blackberry fruit. Notes of singed wood and charcoal line the finish. Not shy. For fans of the style. Drink now through 2015. 200 cases imported.??–JM??Region: France / Southern Rh?ne / Vacqueyras Select to Add

2010 年份的這款 Vacqueyras La Cantarelle 由 80% 的 Grenache 葡萄(來自樹齡大于 100 年的葡萄樹) 和 20% 的 Syrah (來自樹齡大于 50 年的葡萄樹)混釀而成。 該酒呈深紫色，散發(fā)著黑莓、黑櫻桃、普羅旺斯香草、薰衣草、胡椒和泥土的香氣。 酒體豐滿厚重，天然酒精度接近 15%，在接下來的 10 年內(nèi)飲用仍然可以保持優(yōu)良品質(zhì)。

The spectacular 2009 Vacqueyras La Cantarelle, a blend of 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah from 80+ year old vines, boasts an inky/purple color as well as a nose of scorched earth, burning charcoal embers, blackberries, cassis, licorice and hints of truffles and charcuterie. Full-bodied, intense, thick and viscous, this is a superb Vacqueyras that possesses all the hallmarks of this precocious vintage. Drink it over the next decade. (Note: Readers should also see my previous Best Buy reviews of other Domaine La Garrigue, including one of the best values in Cotes du Rhone, their Cuvee Romaine, which is essentially declassified Gigondas.) Domaine La Garrigue, whose large vineyard was established in the mid-1800s, is at the top of its game. It is now controlled by the sixth generation of the Bernard family, in this case, Maxime Bernard, who is also the president of the Syndicat of Vacqueyras.Importer: Eric Solomon, European Cellars, Charlotte, NC; tel. (704) 358-1565