Ermitage Blanc Ex Voto Guigal 2010

Grange des Pères Rouge 2008 is a full-bodied, blended red wine from the Languedoc region of France. Domaine de la Grange des Pères was established in 1989 by the late founder Laurent Vaillé (who trained with such wine luminaries as Jean Francois Coche-Dury (Meursault), Gérald Chave (Hermitage) and Eloi Durrbach (Domaine de Trévallon, Provence) before settling in the Hérault region of the Languedoc) who repurposed land acquired by his grandfather in the 1950s. The winery emphasises meticulous vineyard management and careful winemaking techniques to capture the individual aspects of their vineyards. The estate red is typically a blend of 40% Syrah, 40% Mouvèdre, 10% Cabernet Sauvignon and 10% Counoise. On the 2008. "Blackberry, cassis, and rhubarb; blond tobacco sandalwood, and nutmeg mingle alluringly in the nose and on the ripely-fruited yet firmly tannic and subtly yet insistently tart-edged palate of 2008 Grange des Peres red. Animal blood and maritime mineral elements emerge as well in a long, expansive, multi-faceted finish. There is considerable amplitude as well as tannic structure and palpable density here, and I expect that 2-3 years of enforced deprivation are in order before starting to chart the wine’s evolution in bottle over the subsequent 6-8." Wine Advocate, 2011