This dark monster is from 150-year-old Tannat and Cabernet Sauvignon vines! Marianne Hillau says her ancient vines regularly produce huge one-kilo grape bunches year after year and have no diseases or ailments to speak of. The blend in this cuvée is 80% Tannat and 20% Cabernet Sauvignon, and it boasts palatestaining dark, earthy fruit that has great structure and balance, refreshing acidity, plenty of rusticity, and a hearty yet well-ripened tannin. The reds chez Etxegaraya are proof that the Tannat grape doesn't have to produce a harsh, hypertannic wine but is capable of much more. This 2005 is a bravura performance. You won't believe it unless you taste it.
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2012 Les Vignerons de Fontès "Prieuré Saint-Hippolyte" Languedoc Rosé $11.99
2012 Abbaye Saint Hilaire Coteaux Varois en Provence Rosé $13.99
2012 Château Viranel "Tradition" Saint Chinian Rosé $13.99
2010 Antech "Cuvée Eugenie" Cremant de Limoux $13.99
2012 Cibonne Tentations Côtes de Provence Rosé $18.99
