Les Calcaires

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In the glass

Aroma: black cherry, garrigue, white pepper, violet

Palate: blackberry, thyme, graphite, supple tannin

Syrah-led red from Cazeneuve's hard limestone parcels. Built for early drinking with a three to four year ageing arc.

What it pairs with

• Lamb tagine with prunes Sweet spice and black cherry meet North African aromatics.More wines for lamb →
• Aubergine parmigiana Garrigue and thyme complement tomato-rich vegetable bake.More wines for vegetables and salads →
• Aged Comté Supple tannin balances mature Comté's nutty crystals.More wines for aged hard cheese →

With cheese

Pélardon Our pick accords-mets-vins.fr advises light, low-tannin reds for Pélardon, such as a young Saint-Chinian or a lightly extracted Faugères, and warns that a powerful or oaky red crushes it. A medium-bodied red raised mostly in concrete or old wood, with supple tannin, keeps the goat's milk in view.

History

Château de Cazeneuve is a 9th-century building at the heart of a 35-hectare estate. André Leenhardt took over in 1988 and restructured the vineyard following the Pic Saint-Loup appellation framework. Les Calcaires expresses the hard limestone terroir.

1. 1988André Leenhardt acquires Château de Cazeneuve
2. 1995First Les Calcaires bottling under the redefined estate framework

Facts

Producer

Château de Cazeneuve · visiting guide

Grapes

Syrah (50%), Mourvèdre (30%), Carignan (20%)

Classification

AOC Pic Saint-Loup

Oak

Aged in concrete tank and partial oak; no new oak

ABV

14.0%

Price

€16-22 at retail

Drinking window

2-8 from vintage

First vintage

1995

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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