Xavier Vignon Côtes du Rhône SM 2
Description
Voici la seconde édition de ce vin, assemblage composé de Syrah provenant du nord du Rhône et de Grenache, du sud de la région. Un rouge fascinant qui associe deux millésimes, 2015 et 2016. Aux notes fumées, épicées et herbacées sur un fond de cerise noire mûre, il accompagne à la perfection divers plats à base de viande. Il est idéal si l’on veut apprécier la complexité d’un vin qui unit millésimes et terroirs variés.
Fiche technique
Dégustation
Vignoble et élaboration
L'avis des experts
A blend of 50% Syrah from the Northern Rhône with 50% Grenache from the Southern Rhône, the NV Vin de France SM Second Edition is a fascinating wine, combining smoky, peppery, herbal notes with ripe black cherries. Full-bodied, plush and velvety, Vignon allows that it's "more 2016 than 2015" in style, but no matter how you characterize it, it's a lovely, complex wine for drinking over the next 6-7 years.
A blend of the 2015 and 2016 vintages, the NV Côtes du Rhône S M checks in as the same equal parts Grenache and Syrah raised in tank and barrel. A huge nose of cassis, ground black pepper, garrigue, and olive tapenade gives way to a ripe, rounded, medium to full-bodied effort that has good acidity, building tannin, a seamless, light texture, and a great finish. It's a singular wine that has a big kiss of Northern Rhône Syrah with a touch of the rounded, sexy, opulent style of the south. It's going to drink nicely for a decade.
Altas expectativas, decepción. Hemos probado muchísimos vinos de Xavier y este nos ha parecido de sus peores creaciones.