Belle Roche Cabernet Sauvignon 2021
Dense, ripe, cassis-laden, southern French Cabernet, with claret-like suavity. The Belle of 2021
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Wine Details
- Very Deep Crimson
- Cabernet Sauvignon
- 7.99875 Units
- 13.5% ABV
- 750 ml
- Vegetarian
- 31 December 2024
Flavour Profile
Tasting notes
Rich deep blackcurrant, herbal and spice, mint and toasty hints
Aroma
Fragrant, ripe cassis, cedar wood and spice
The Wine
Chai winemaker Mark Hoddy reserves the Belle Roche label for a red wine made from the best parcel of grapes of the vintage. In 2021 he found just the ticket in a few rows of dark, thick-skinned Cabernet, grown in high-up Languedoc vineyards close to Carcassonne. There the climate benefits both from Mediterranean and Atlantic influences, hence a wine that echoes both of the warm ripeness of the Med with the structure of Bordeaux. It's a densely flavoured red, its colour almost black – the reason he calls it his precious ‘black diamond’ of the vintage. Meticulously crafted by Mark at the cellar, Belle Roche is best decanted an hour before serving, just like a claret. Rich deep blackcurrant with mint and toasty hints. It’s ideal with a juicy steak, a rich lasagne or a hearty casserole. Decant.
Chai winemaker Mark Hoddy reserves the Belle Roche label for a red wine made from the best parcel of grapes of the vintage. In 2021 he found just the ticket in a few rows of dark, thick-skinned Cabernet, grown in high-up Languedoc vineyards close to Carcassonne. There the climate benefits both from Mediterranean and Atlantic influences, hence a wine that echoes both of the warm ripeness of the Med with the structure of Bordeaux. It's a densely flavoured red, its colour almost black – the reason he calls it his precious ‘black diamond’ of the vintage. Meticulously crafted by Mark at the cellar, Belle Roche is best decanted an hour before serving, just like a claret. Rich deep blackcurrant with mint and toasty hints. It’s ideal with a juicy steak, a rich lasagne or a hearty casserole. Decant.
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