Cuvée Larmande 2011 Producer|Vouette et Sorbée

Cuvée Larmande 2011 Producer|Vouette et SorbéeThose who have had the experience know that, whilst humbly priced, Mazel wines age with aplomb. We're happy to offer a small quantity of the above Syrah cuvee with well over a decade under its belt. Here we start to see the youthful fruit fall away into something more chiseled and defined. As with more recent vintages Larmande is 100% Syrah, fermented in carbonic maceration as whole bunches. The main point of intrigue here is that 2011 marks the final

The Grenache and Cinsault bring their particular brand of spice

A bracingly zippy

fresh acidity from the younger

regular Aunis and Aunis Tenturier

A delicious late afternoon aperitif

Made with grapes coming from one of Morgane and Christian’s top sites

and as the generous fruits fall back it reveals a mineral undertow of charcoal and stone

The wine was aged in old barriques for thirty months

this wine gives a lot for very little

The base wine comes from Samuel's 2021 vintage and is a blend of mostly Pedro Ximénez with just a splash of Moscatel

Drinking well already but this one will only benefit from some cellar time if you have the patience to lay it down

The delicate tannins stand like a sort of intricate