Domaine Les Eminades, Vieilles Canailles, St-Chinian, 2014

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Tasted by: Andrew Jefford
(at St Chinian, 22 Jan 2018)
Drinking Window: 2018 - 2020
Patricia and Luc Bettoni’s ‘Old Scoundrels’ cuvée is essentially a pure Carignan, planted in 1902, with just a dash of Syrah, both organically grown up on the high-sited limestones of the Causse de Montmajou, and given 18 months in wood followed by a year in tank. It seems to me that the vines have struggled for full ripeness in 2014, with ample sweetly grassy characters in both the aromas and flavour. The attractive textural finesse of the blackcurrant fruits may be a typical limestone trait though, and the wine has a juicy, vivid brightness and deliciousness to it just now.
Domaine Les Eminades, Vieilles Canailles, St-Chinian 2014
Producer
Domaine Les Eminades
Brand
Vieilles Canailles
Vintage
2014
Wine Type
Still
Colour
Red
Country
France
Appellation
St-Chinian
Sweetness
Dry
Closure
Cork
Alcohol
14.00%
Body
Medium
Oak
Oaked
Grapes
97% Carignan / Mazuelo
3% Syrah / Shiraz