Friday, June 23, 2023

Xavier Vignon Cairanne, 2015

When it comes to Southern Rhone wines, I am a die-hard traditionalist. This Cairanne seems to me a blend of the traditional and modern that works very well. I like it.

Beautiful medium deep ruby/crimson. Very forward aromatic profile: red berries, plums, purple flowers, lavender and garrigue. Lovely. Very ripe fruit carries it on the palate. More tannin and higher alcohol to satisfy the modernists, but the fruit is unmistakably Cairanne. 70% Grenache, 20% Syrah,. 10% Mourvedre.

 

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