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ARCANE XV LE DIABLE 2015 Vin de France
Vintage Assessments Tasting Note Producer XAVIER VIGNON
Extremely deep intense purple colour. Spicy, baked apple-plum-cranberry compote nose with lots of mineral-cedar notes. Fairly dry, medium-full bodied, dense, harmonious, intense, spicy, baked plum-cherry puree flavours with a lingering, somewhat dusty, cedary finish. This Mourvèdre-driven red from a property adjacent to Vinsobres has 15% alcohol and 3 g/L residual sugar. TONY ASPLER / 90-points / BUY - Cedary, floral, spicy nose of black fruits; full-bodied, dry, blackberry flavour; beautifully balanced and firmly structured. CSPC 526301
Type Red Table Wine
Agent Nob Est
Country France
Region Rhône
Rating ***(91 points)
Very Cedary, Dense, Smooth
LCBO Text Status Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
TASTING NOTE: There are two slightly eccentric wines from this estate that merit serious attention. Almost 100% Mourvèdre from a parcel close to Vinsobres, the sensational 2015 Vin de France Arcane XV Le Diable had a three-week maceration (Xavier prefers to get as much extraction as possible before alcoholic fermentation), and was aged mostly in small oak tanks and concrete. Blueberries, blackberries, peppery herbs and spice all flow from this layered, full-bodied beauty that has awesome purity, integrated acidity and plenty of structure. Give bottles 2-3 years and drink over the following 10-15 years. Drink date: 2018-2033. Score - 94 (Jeb Dunnuck, robertparker.com, Oct. 28, 2016) Price $ 29.95
Bottle Size 750 mL
Tasting Date vintages release - November 25, 2017
Cases bought 699 (12 bottles per case)

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