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| TESSELLAE VIEILLES VIGNES CARIGNAN 2017 IGP Côtes Catalanes |
| Vintage Assessments Tasting Note |
Producer |
Domaine Lafage |
| Assessed from a bottle purchased at the LCBO. Deep intense purple colour. Fragrant, spicy, bright, ripe cherry-plum-raspberry nose with lots of mineral notes. Dry, medium bodied, well structured, slightly spicy, very bright, intense, ripe, plum-cherry-cassis purée flavours with a lingering, high acid, rather crisp finish. This very tasty, versatile, 100% old-vines Carignan has 14.5% alcohol and according to the LCBO 7 g/L residual sugar with lot number L20106D on the lower part of the glass bottle. This 2017 is fermented in stainlesss steel and aged (80%) in concrete tanks for the rest with 20% in neutral French oak demi-muids. It is the BEST RELEASE TO DATE and a REPEAT of the 2017 that last appeared in Vintages (not presented) on June 22, 2019 at $18.95. |
CSPC |
343509 |
| Type |
Red Table Wine |
| Agent |
Gle Win |
| Country |
France |
| Region |
 |
| Rating |
**+(89 points)
Attractive, Solid, Ripe, Juicy |
| LCBO Text |
Status |
Recommended by Vintage Assessments!
A Best Buy |
| Tasting Note: Moving to the reds, the 2017 Côtes Catalanes Tessellae Carignan (100% Carignan) comes from the Agly Valley and was brought up all in tank. Blackberries, leather, dried herbs, and licorice notes all emerge from this spicy, medium-bodied, silky Carignan that has terrific purity and elegance. It's another wine from Jean-Marc that over-delivers. Drink it over the coming couple of years. Maturity: 2018-2020. Score - 91. (Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com, Nov. 11, 2018) |
Price |
$ 18.95 |
| Bottle Size |
750 mL |
| Tasting Date |
vintages release - August 8, 2020 |
| Cases bought |
1064 (12 bottles per case) |
Check LCBO Availability |
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Score: - NOT PRESENTED * Very Basic *+ OK
** Good **/**+ Very Good **+ Excellent *** Outstanding ***+ Superb
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