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Graal Sanctus Les Roques de Cana Red wine ● Cahors

2016 75cl

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    Graal Sanctus - Les Roques de Cana - 2016 - Rouge
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    In a few words ...

    Graal Sanctus is vinified exclusively on 7 selected hectares of exceptional terroirs. The vines benefit from a south-facing exposure that gives this wine all its charm. Harvesting is done by hand. Aged in extra-fine French oak barrels for 24-26 months.

    Bettane & Dessauve

    Bettane & Dessauve Critique professionnel

    This ambitious cuvée reveals sophisticated, intriguing aromas of cocoa powder, black fruits and spices. The palate is voluminous, concentrated and velvety, with perfectly extracted tannins. A fine wine in the making. The style of this cuvée improves from vintage to vintage.

    Tasting notes

    Appearance

    A deep black color with violet highlights.

    Aroma

    Fine, intense nose combining red fruit notes (blackcurrant, redcurrant) with vanilla-mocha notes. The nose is frank and generous.

    Wine Empyreumatic | Fruity

    Taste

    Full-bodied, very complex on the palate, with a wide range of aromas and great length.

    Wine Elegant | Fleshy | Full | Long

    Product details

    Keeps

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    Peak

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    Service

    17°C

    Grape varieties Malbec

    Terroir Terrains argilo-calcaires sur les coteaux à 18kms à l'Ouest de Cahors.

    Culture type

    Reasoned agriculture

    Alcohol

    14%

    Content

    75cl

    Decanting

    60 min.

    Food and wine pairings

    Starters

    Feuilletés aux morilles

    Meat

    Carré d'agneau rôti, chevreuil au vinaigre de framboise, magrets de canard confits

    Vegetables

    Purée de pommes de terre aux truffes, fricassée de cèpes

    Cheeses

    Fromages affinés

    Guides reviews

    4.42/5

    (6 ratings by guides)

    16 / 20 Bettane et Desseauve avant 2020

    92 / 100 James Suckling

    16 / 20 Jancis Robinson

    93 / 100 Gilbert & Gaillard

    93 / 100 Wine Enthusiast

    92 / 100 Yves Beck

    Customer reviews
    23

    4.28/5

    (23 customer review)

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    5/ 5
    5
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    Sumptuous. Dark in color, but also shimmering. A nose of very ripe black berries and damp earth. A festival on the palate, confirming the nose, and stretching in length throughout a palette of ripe fruit. Very light tannins
    4.5/ 5
    4.5
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    Unfortunately drunk without waiting long enough for the decanting to take effect. It remained quite closed, even though it began to open up a little at the end, showing great potential. A mistake that won't be repeated at the next keel!
    4/ 5
    4
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    Not yet tasted, because I leave my bottles, before touching them, at least 3 months in my cellar where emerges the massif of pink Vosges gré regulating the same temperature all year round (10-11 degrees) and emanating from a light natural irradiation of radon. Too beautiful wine to taste at reception even if it is probably already worth 4 stars. In 3 months, 5 stars! The Malbec grape, well grown in the Cahors region, is already worth 4 stars without having tasted it!
    4/ 5
    4
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    What a pity this wine isn't produced according to biodynamic or even simple organic criteria. Even if we want to believe in respect for the terroir, such a "grail" deserves the purest treatment. Average value for money for the 2016 vintage.
    4/ 5
    4
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    A deep, complex wine, powerful but not aggressive, excellent at least with red meat, but also foie gras, which can be enjoyed unaccompanied. Strong animal notes that may not please everyone. A wonderful discovery
    4/ 5
    4
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    A Graal Sanctus that lives up to its name; 100% Malbec, you can't go wrong! and a lot of finesse in this wine. Maybe not 15 years of cellaring in my opinion.... but another 4 or 5 with no problem.

    Les Roques de Cana

    Les Roques de Cana is a domain from the region Sud-Ouest in France, that produces 7 wines available to purchase, including the wine Graal Sanctus 2016.