2009 Mas des Dames, La Diva, Vin de Pays des Coteaux de Murveil

2009 Mas des Dames, La Diva, Vin de Pays des Coteaux de Murveil

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2009 Mas des Dames, La Diva, Vin de Pays des Coteaux de Murveil

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This well-named Diva performs with great aplomb and confidence. The 2009 is a blend of 50% Syrah, 30% Grenache and, from centurion vines, 20% Alicante, a rare varietal which is best known for its power and depth of colour. Both facets are evidenced here, but the wine certainly does not lack for elegance and pedigree, helped in no small measure by 14 months of barrel ageing. Black fruit, herbs and supple eucalypt spice are supported by fine, chalky tannins and a clean refreshing finish.
Simon Field MW, Wine Buyer

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Mas Des Dames

Mas Des Dames

The estate of Mas des Dames dates back to 1750 and the property lies in the hills of Béziers, close to the Mediterranean Sea.

All vineyards face south on clay/limestone soil and the cooling sea breeze provides muchneeded freshness on hot summer days. The Mas des Dames Rouge from Côteaux du Languedoc appellation is a blend of  Grenache, Carignan and  Syrah. The wine sees no oak, its inherent richness and silky texture being the result of the quality of the fruit.

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Southern Rhône Blend

Southern Rhône Blend

The vast majority of wines from the Southern Rhône are blends. There are 5 main black varieties, although others are used and the most famous wine of the region, Châteauneuf du Pape, can be made from as many as 13 different varieties. Grenache is the most important grape in the southern Rhône - it contributes alcohol, warmth and gentle juicy fruit and is an ideal base wine in the blend. Plantings of Syrah in the southern Rhône have risen dramatically in the last decade and it is an increasingly important component in blends. It rarely attains the heights that it does in the North but adds colour, backbone, tannins and soft ripe fruit to the blend.

The much-maligned Carignan has been on the retreat recently but is still included in many blends - the best old vines can add colour, body and spicy fruits. Cinsault is also backtracking but, if yields are restricted, can produce moderately well-coloured wines adding pleasant-light fruit to red and rosé blends. Finally, Mourvèdre, a grape from Bandol on the Mediterranean coast, has recently become an increasingly significant component of Southern Rhône blends - it often struggles to ripen fully but can add acidity, ripe spicy berry fruits and hints of tobacco to blends.

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