2017 Domaine Alary Principauté d'Orange L'Exclus

	Original blend of counoise and syrah
	An absolute trouvaille!
	Smooth and soft in taste
	Very suitable with cold meats or lightly spiced dishes

Tasting note Alary d'Orange L'Exclus

French red wine with the scent of fresh fruit and leather. The taste is smooth and soft. A special Rhône, very suitable for cold meats or lightly spiced dishes.

Description

L'Exclus is a special red wine in the portfolio of the talented vigneron Denis Alary. It concerns an original blend of 50% counoise grapes - the pinot noir of the south - and 50% syrah. In addition, the fruit comes from a vineyard, one half of which qualifies for the prestigious cru-status cairanne and the other half only for country wine. Denis thinks that distinction is ridiculous. According to him, the entire vineyard is cru level with L'Exclus as living proof. Since the first harvest in 2011, this cuvée is very limited, so a real 'vin de garage'. The grapes ferment and ripen, just like the cru wines, in large wooden cuves (demi-muids of 600 liters). As a result, the wood influence is nicely dosed. An absolute trouvaille!