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7 Quelles
$24.95
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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Les Quelles de la Coste is owned by John Malkovich and his partner, film director Nicoletta Peyran. The pair have lived here since the 1980s, only beginning a wine making project in 2008. John, a long-time wine lover and a bit of a maverick, rejected mourvèdre and grenache and instead planted his favourites, pinot noir and cabernet sauvignon. The altitude of the Luberon works in his favour, as the cool nights promote elegance in the thin-skinned pinot noir while capturing ripeness during the day.
It's not common to find blends of Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a 65:35 split in favour of Pinot, matured in old 225-litre French oak casks for eight months. Notes of sous bois and brambly, briary fruit add a sense of wildness to black fruit aromas. Medium-bodied but packed with fruit; silky tannins are balanced by fresh acid and a hint of chamois leather on the lingering black cherry finish. Thoroughly quaffable. - Decanter
It's not common to find blends of Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon. This is a 65:35 split in favour of Pinot, matured in old 225-litre French oak casks for eight months. Notes of sous bois and brambly, briary fruit add a sense of wildness to black fruit aromas. Medium-bodied but packed with fruit; silky tannins are balanced by fresh acid and a hint of chamois leather on the lingering black cherry finish. Thoroughly quaffable.
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