France

Vacqueyras

Medium

Cork

White

Le Clos des Cazaux, owned by Jean-Michel and Frédéric Vache, has not one but two wines scoring 95 points – an impressive achievement, but this estate has always excelled with its whites. Their Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes is a blend of 70% Clairette from 70-year-old vines with 20% Roussanne and 10% Viognier, aged for 11 months on the lees in small new oak barrels. It’s a superb example of an oaked white Vacqueyras with freshness and concentration. Matt Walls: Strong, spicy oak nose, but well done, with good-quality oak. Well-balanced acidity. The palate has the freshness and fruit to handle the oak. Heather Dougherty: Oak tannins help to bring textural interest, adding to the creaminess on the palate. Plenty of lingering preserved lemon and lemon verbena. Smart wine. Alexandre Freguin: The fruit is concentrated and high-pitched. Peach/apricot ripeness. The palate has good concentration combined with nice length and generosity.

Clairette

Roussanne

Viognier

Domaine Le Clos des Cazaux, Vieilles Vignes Blanc, Vacqueyras, Rhône, France, 2024

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Le Clos des Cazaux, owned by Jean-Michel and Frédéric Vache, has not one but two wines scoring 95 points – an impressive achieve

Lightly Oaked

Domaine Le Clos des Cazaux, Vieilles Vignes Blanc, Vacqueyras, Rhône, France 2024

Domaine Le Clos des Cazaux, Vieilles Vignes Blanc, Vacqueyras, Rhône, France 2024

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