14 Quelles 2018

LES QUELLES DE LA COSTE

14 Quelles
2018

  • Organic Agriculture / In Conversion
Country
France
Regulated designation
Vin de pays (VDP)
Region
South-East
Subregion
Provence, Vaucluse
Varietal(s)
Cabernet Sauvignon 65 %
Pinot Noir 35 %
Alcohol percentage
14%
Colour
Red
Sugar
Dry
Aging vessel type
French oak
Length of aging
12 months

About this winery

Acclaimed actor and performing arts do-it-all, John Malkovich has owned a vineyard since the early 1980s. Located in the Vaucluse, in the heart of Provence, it was the idea of raising his children far from the big cities that started the project, although the vines were planted in the early 2000s. And curiously, despite the fact that the region is quite welcoming to Grenache and Syrah, he rather opted for Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. Strange? Certainly. Blended in the same cuvée? Even...

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Tasting notes

The wine surprises with its red fruit-driven profile, delicate vegetal touch, well-integrated wood despite its 12 months in new French oak barrels, and a flexible tannic structure.