By Serge Dore Selections
Domaine de Carmignan Cotes du Rhone 2015

Wine Details
Appellation: AOC Cotes du Rhone
Blend: 50% Grenache, 30% Syrah, 10% Mourvedre, 5% Carignan, 5% Cinsault
Soils: Clay-limestone
Yield: 45 hl/ha
Winemaking: total destemming, light cold-prefermentation maceration, 15 days maceration and ageing in stainless steel vat.

Sensory Details
This medium-bodied red with a rich and spicy nose is the perfect everyday Cotes du Rhone that you can drink on its own or pair with a variety of barbecued meats and vegetable dishes. With a satisfying refreshing quality (a product of the clay-limestone soils), it showcases the stars of the Southern Rhone, Grenache and Syrah. A deep red hue with purplish tints, the nose shows ripe red fruit, pine forest and garrigue scrubland with a touch of licorice. Delectable on the palate with loads of fruit, a hint of sweet drops over a lovely structure, underpinned by good integrated tannins.

The Lavau Family
In 1964, the Lavau family founded a company that made wine from purchased grapes in the Rhone Valley and sold it in bulk. When they retired in 2000, they passed the business on to their sons Frederic and Benoit, who purchased vineyards and started bottling under the family name.

The Vineyard
Domaine de Carmignan covers 30 hectares lying between Chusclan and Pont Saint Esprit, on the right bank of the Rhone River. Brothers Benoit and Frederic Lavau acquired it in 2011, having fallen in love with the great diversity of its grape varieties and the particular character and elegance of the wines produced in this land of the Gard region.

Pairing Suggestions
Pair with rack of baby lamb, tea-smoked duck, chicken confit, souvlaki or enjoy on its own.

Imported by Serge Dore Selections

"Domaine Carmignan 2015 Cotes-du-Rhone Rouge
Points: 91
Pair this wine with: Lamb, Pork
Category: Red Cotes du Rhone
Date Tasted: 4/21/2016
Country: France
Alcohol: 13.50%
Style: Fruity, juicy & smooth, crisp & lively & spicy & complex
Aroma: blueberry chutney, menthol mint, toffee and floral honey, and warm vanilla custard
Flavor: pomegranate and melon, lemon poppyseed muffin, sweet and pepper spices, and cedar
Sweetness: Sweet
Enjoy: Now-3 years
Enjoy on its own
Pairing: Rack of Baby Lamb, Tea Smoked Duck, Souvlaki
Bottom Line: A spicy and multilayered red with appetizing fruit and structure.
Violet color. Spicy, fruity inviting aromas and flavors of blueberry chutney, menthol mint, toffee and floral honey, and warm vanilla custard with a supple, tangy, fruity body and a tingling, complex, medium-length pomegranate and melon, lemon poppyseed muffin, sweet and pepper spices, and cedar finish with crunchy, dusty tannins and moderate oak. A spicy and multilayered red with appetizing fruit and structure."