Vacqueyras: Cuvée Spéciale 2003

Benchmark Vacqueyras that is aged prior to release to allow tannins and fruit to integrate. A dark, orchard fruit palate with pleasant peppery undertones.

  • Bottle
    £13.25
  • Bottle (case)
    £159.00
  • Half Bottle
    £7.50
  • Half Bottle (case)
    £180.00

Vacqueyras: Cuvée Spéciale 2003

Yves Chéron is a Négociant-Vinificateur a wine merchant and wine maker. Based between Gigondas and Vacqueyras, Yves and his father Denis vinify wines from their own plantings as well as those from other growers. They have built up a reputation for rigorous
grape selection and consistently high quality wines which, unusually, they age before release.

What others think of this wine...

Meirion Williams - Mens Health Magazine August 2010 says:

The summer of 2003 was scorching in France; producing rich, bold, spicy wines like this Southern Rhone cracker. A chunky char-grilled steak would make the perfect outdoor partner.

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  • Style: Red Wine, Dry (Sec), Medium-bodied
  • Region: RhoneVacqueyras
  • Producer: Pascal Frères
  • Vintage: 2003
  • Grape variety (Cépage): Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache Noir, Cinsault
  • Wine pairing - drink with: Beef, Lamb
  • Cellarage: Will age for a decade from vintage.
  • Vinification: The grapes are fermented in stainless steel vats and the wine is then racked in used oak barrels for up to two years before being fined, filtered and bottled.
  • Alcohol by Volume (ABV): 14%

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