2021 Jeff Carrel 'Les Darons' Rouge Languedoc

Winemakers Notes: Deep red with glints of purple. Hints of red fruit yoghurts, and with aeration fruits such as plums,blueberries and blackberries combined with cinnamon and white pepper spices. Combines amplitude and stress with a dense and silky matter. Mature tannins which easily pass thanks to the fruit and its freshness. Powerful, full-bodied and luscious with numerous but not over-bearing spices finishing with menthol resinous notes. He calls the wine "Les Darons," a slang term for father or papa, and as the vineyards at Arcades are 45+ years old, the name seems fitting for this patriarchal wine.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM


James Suckling - "Les Darons is an accessible wine with loads of character. Packed with ripe, red and dark fruit aromas, this Languedoc red has plenty of spice and a streak of underlying minerality. Enjoy this classic, unoaked red with a wide range of everyday meals."