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Ventoux: Domaine Vintur Le Gentleman Red

Product Type: Wine - Red
£19.00
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£19.00
Amount: Bottle
Dark cherry and berries, plums and notes of the garrigue. The elegant ripe fruit has hints of liquorice and spices including white pepper. The wine has a mineral femininity which leaves a refined and long finish.
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Tasting Notes

Dark cherry and berries, plums and notes of the garrigue. The elegant ripe fruit has hints of liquorice and spices including white pepper. The wine has a mineral femininity which leaves a refined and long finish.

Wine Information

Vintage 2016
Region Rhone
Appellation Ventoux
Style Red
Producer Domaine Vintur
Grapes 55% Grenache Noir, 35% Syrah, 5% Carignan, 5% Mourvedre
Pairing Beef
Keeping Drink within 10 to 12 years of bottling.
Vinification The wine was fermented in stainless steel and some of it was then aged in breathable neutral vessels and approximately 12% for twenty months in previously used oak barrels.  The flavours are intense and complemented by the light use of oak. Made from the best and oldest plots of vines, all between 30 and 70 years old.
Bottle 75cl
Volume 14.5%

Domaine Vintur

  
Domaine Vintur is an independent wine producer located on the lower slopes of Mont Ventoux, 33 Km from Avignon. When Graham Shore, a British wine-lover who has lived for part of the year in Provence for nearly 20 years, bought Domaine Vintur in 2010, it had been under-managed for several years and certain buildings were in need of renovation; what followed can only be described as a labour of love. The combination of Graham’s passion for both wine and Provence is reflected in the quality and level of restoration conducted.

Their resident winemaker, James Wood, has worked in vineyards across France, Germany, South Africa, New Zealand and England. James moved to the Domaine Vintur in early 2012 and his efforts had early success, winning awards for both white and red wines. One of the reasons Graham decided upon Domaine Vintur was the vines. Most of the vines on the 12 ½ hectares of planted land are 30-60 years old, so fully mature. They therefore have the potential to produce complex wines, with subtle but engaging aromas and flavours. The location is ideal for producing high quality fruit, thanks to a combination of Provençal sunshine, mistral winds and limestone/clay soil. The Southern Rhône has a history of wine making dating back to the ancient Greeks, who brought over and planted the first vines, and the Romans, who expanded the vineyards.