2017 Ventoux Il etait une fois
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The 2017 Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois is 80% Grenache (from vines planted in 1936) and 10% each Mourvèdre and Syrah. The Grenache goes into foudre, while the other varieties go into new barriques. Delicate notes of dried spices accent black cherries on the nose, while the full-bodied palate has a luscious, suede-like texture, and the finish is vibrant and long.
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Richard Hemming MW, jancisrobinson.com
Jeb Dunnuck
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Awesome notes of kirsch, camphor, graphite, and crushed flowers as well as plenty of savory minerality emerge from the 2017 Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois, a seamless, medium to full-bodied wine that makes the most of the vintage. This cuvée is always Grenache-dominated (there's 10% each of Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Carignan, brought up all in foudre), and I suspect it will keep for 10-15 years. This reference point estate in Ventoux continues to make a bevy of brilliant wines. While their more Grenache dominated releases ooze Provençal charm, I always find a more Northern Rhône like vibe in their Syrahs.
Cask sample. Far less reductive and rubbery than their Persia and Divergente cuvées. Slight smoked bacon notes on the nose. Fine-grained tannins, fresh acid, simple red fruit. Finishes with the same bitter tang of their other wines, though. (RH)
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Grenache/ Garnacha , Syrah / Shiraz, Mourvedre/Monastrell/Mataro
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