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Deep in southern France, the Roussillon is home to dense fruit and spice powered Grenache grapes. Just what’s required for the legendary XV. This 15% red has inspired a generation of Big Reds and remains incomparably rich, weighty and satisfying.
Tasting notes
Ripe black fruit, velvety with wild herb and spice notes
Aroma
Fresh damson, juicy plum, fig, lemon thyme and fennel
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
Le XV is known to thousands as our ‘King of the Big Reds’. It owes its intensity to the luxurious Grenache based blend. Old vines that grow on the rocky slopes of the Pyrenean foothills yield tiny quantities of richly concentrated grapes. Le XV also benefits from the painstaking care of self confessed southern French wine aficionado Mark Hoddy. His draconian selection process sees him earmark in advance every vine he intends to harvest, and micro-manage every stage of winemaking. This takes time, but you can taste the result in each delicious glass! Richly textured, with layers of ripe bramble fruit kept smooth by warming alcohol and soft, ripe tannins. Presented in a magnum, this is a red to be shared amongst friends at dinner parties.