L'Arbouse

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In the glass

Aroma: red berries, garrigue herbs, black pepper

Palate: raspberry, thyme, pepper, fine tannin

An unoaked Syrah-Grenache built around fruit, freshness and finesse, the three watchwords of Mas Bruguière. Drink within seven years.

What it pairs with

• Grilled lamb chops with rosemary The garrigue herbs in the wine mirror the rosemary; medium tannins meet the lamb's fat.More wines for lamb →
• Aubergine confit and tomato gratin Black pepper and herbal lift carry through sun-cooked vegetables.More wines for vegetables and salads →
• Soft sheep cheese (tomme des Cévennes) The wine's medium body keeps soft sheep cheese's lactic sweetness in check.More wines for 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

Mas Bruguière, an 8th-generation estate at the foot of the Pic Saint-Loup ridge, bottles L'Arbouse as the unoaked entry red of the range. Named after the strawberry tree (arbousier) that grows in the surrounding garrigue.

1. 2001First bottling of L'Arbouse as an unoaked Syrah-Grenache cuvée
2. 2015Estate certified organic by Ecocert

Facts

Producer

Mas Bruguière · visiting guide

Grapes

Syrah, Grenache

Classification

AOC Pic Saint-Loup

Oak

Aged in stainless steel and concrete tank; no new oak

ABV

13.5%

Price

€20 at the cellar door

Drinking window

2-7 from vintage

First vintage

2001

Organic

ECOCERT

Vegan

Yes (no animal-derived fining)

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