Domaine Anne Gros et Jean-Paul Tollot La 50/50 2020
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Made from their 25 year old Grenache, it is joined by Syrah andCarignan of 35 year’s old. Having matured in stainless steel tanks, this wine is delicate, fruity and tense. Its vocation is to be refreshing and fresh, glass after glass.
It underlines everything and yet takes second place with cold meats, tapas, red meat grilled or in sauces.
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Scents of purple raspberries and blackberries emerge on the nose of the 2020 IGP Cotes du Brian La 50/50, a blend of Carignan, Cinsault, Grenache and Syrah. Medium-bodied and streamlined on the palate, it seems more refined, less forceful than prior vintages, with a greater sense of inner harmony. Best After 2022
We chose Cazelles for the diversity of its soil, made of limestone, clay and sandstone, for the discovery of 4 main cepages (Carignan, Grenache, Syrah and Cinsault), for the quality and the wide age range of its vines, the privileged environment at the foot of the Black Mountain, its altitude of 220 metres (identical to Vosne- Romanée).
A building was created to grow, receive, make and care for these fine terroir wines. It has been designed with great attention to detail, respecting the energies, the wines and the people... A beautiful architectural structure made of simple but noble materials...terracotta, wood, stainless steel... Roundness is eveywhere... the road, the hills, the tanks, the barrels... the wines.
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