Château de Caraguilhes Les Jardins Corbières (AOP) 2022, 13.5% ABV
O'Briens RRP €18.95.
A soft and supple red.
This well-balanced organic Corbieres red, a long-time customer favourite at O’Brien’s, comes in a dark ruby robe. Cassis immediately jumps to the nose, along with a distinctive ‘garrigue’ herby note (the 135 ha vineyard is surrounded by 500 ha of garigue, providing a rich ecosystem and a unique environment). The wine is light and bright on the palate, with plenty of flavour through the fresh and silky finish.
Serve at between 16 to 18 degrees. Match, it is suggested, with duck breast and Comte Cheese (or why not the local Hegarty’s Templegeal?).
Carignan, Grenache, and Syrah, regular bed-fellows in Languedoc reds, have been blended to make Les Jardins, a soft and supple red.
Étienne Besancenot studied winemaking in Montpellier after which he made a documentary film called "Les Voix du Terroir" to explain the French notion of Terroir. Filming for this documentary took Étienne to wine regions in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, Argentina, Chile and France. He also worked grape harvests in Alsace, Spain, and France.
In 2007 Étienne arrived in Caraguilhes with owner Pierre Gabison. Their goal was to renovate Château de Caraguilhes’ vineyards and cellar and pursue their dream of turning the property first organic and then biodynamic. Looks like they are well on the way to achieving that. Château de Caraguilhes Blanc, Château de Caraguilhes Solus, and Château de Caraguilhes Prestige, imported here by O’Brien’s, are all worth looking out for!
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