Limoux wine
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Domaine De Baron'Arques 2019 Rouge
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Domaine De Baron'Arques 2019 Rouge
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Domaine de Baron'Arques 2019 Rouge is the Grand Vin rouge from Domaine de Baronarques in Limoux, Languedoc. The estate is based in Saint-Polycarpe and belongs to the Rothschild family through Baron Philippe de Rothschild. That background gives the wine an intriguing position: it is not Bordeaux, yet it brings together Bordeaux varieties such as Merlot, Cabernet Franc and Cabernet Sauvignon with Syrah and Malbec in a clearly Limoux setting.
The vineyards sit between Atlantic and Mediterranean influences, with the Pyrenees nearby. At around 250 to 350 metres above sea level, the sites benefit from altitude that helps moderate summer heat. Clay-limestone soils, hand harvesting, careful sorting, gravity transfer and 12 months in French oak barriques all point to a wine made (…)Domaine De Baron'Arques 2020 Blanc
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Domaine De Baron'Arques 2020 Blanc
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Domaine de Baron'Arques 2020 Blanc is a dry white wine from Limoux in the Languedoc, built mainly on Chardonnay with a small proportion of Chenin Blanc. It has the generosity one can associate with its southern French origin, yet the vineyards around Saint-Polycarpe sit at 250 to 350 metres, where Atlantic and Mediterranean influences meet and the nearby Pyrenees help moderate the heat.
The 2020 vintage gives this wine a particularly clear identity. A wet spring was followed by a hot, dry summer, and the white grapes were picked from 24 August, the earliest white harvest in the estate's history. The fruit was brought in under good conditions, giving the wine a foundation of ripeness supported by freshness.
Eight months in French barriques shape the wine (…)
