first vine: wine imports + sales : Cave TerraVentoux La Cavée Red

Cave TerraVentoux La Cavée Red

Price: $19.00

description
TerraVentoux was created in 2003 from the merger of two village cooperative wineries in the Côtes du Ventoux: Les Roches Blanches in Mormoiron and La Montagne Rouge in Villes-sur Auzon. These wineries had sold good wines in bulk to other entities for redistribution, but without their own identities. TerraVentoux has taken advantage of the clean slate to launch a line of wines designed to appeal to various tastes based on the older wineries’ good practices. The results are encouraging, and First Vine is the first in the DC area carrying their wines. La Cavée Red is a blend of 60% Grenache and 40% Syrah aged in oak. The name comes from the local Provençal dialect for digging, in the sense of looking for truffles – and of course, to create a wine cellar. It’s ruby-colored with ripe fruit and mild spice, and a hint of vanilla as well. Try it with red meats, cheeses, and especially venison.

Alc. 13.5% by volume

producer / region: Cave TerraVentoux

type: Côtes du Ventoux Red Wine

grapes:
60% Grenache, 40% Syrah

category:
reds to impress

food pairing suggestions:
Meats, cheeses, venison, roasted vegetables, mushrooms, truffles

drink when? Drink now or hold up to 3 years