2014 Vin de France La 8
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Readers looking for a Burgundian expression of Grenache need look no further than the 2014 IGP Pays d’Herault La Grenache 8. Completely destemmed and aged in tank, it’s purple/blue color is followed by searing minerality, licorice, crushed flowers and lavender, and this beauty continues to open up nicely with time in the glass. Mouth-filling, very young and almost tasting like a barrel sample, it has savory tannin and a clean, focused finish. It should be better in a year and drink well through 2024.
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Jeb Dunnuck, Wine Advocate
About the producer
Anne Gros is better known for her estate in Vosne-Romanée, as is her partner Jean-Paul Tollot for his family’s Domaine Tollot-Beaut in Chorey-lès-Beaune. Beyond Burgundy, however, the duo makes some impressive wine in Cazelles in the Minervois, working with higher-altitude vineyards.