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Cabalié Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2020

Pays d'Oc IGP

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  • Gold, Gilbert & Gaillard International Competition, 2021
  • 4.5 Stars, The Wine Writer, 2022
  • 94pts, The Real Review Bob Campbell MW, 2022

Mighty Cabalié is one of our best loved ‘BIG reds’ and this old-vine version has even more swagger. Seriously intense Carignan gives a boost of inky dark fruit to soft, spicy Grenache in this stonking, velvety, southern French red.

Mighty Cabalié is one of our best loved ‘BIG reds’ and this old-vine version has even more swagger. Seriously intense Carignan gives a boost of inky dark fruit to soft, spicy Grenache in this stonking, velvety, southern French red.

Beyond the Label

Tasting notes

Big, rich and smooth with mouth-staining red and black fruit

Aroma

Bright cherry, raspberry, blackcurrant and sweet spices

Allergy information

Contains sulphites

Cabalié Cuvée Vieilles Vignes 2020

More information

  • 13.5% ABV
  • 10.13 Units
  • 750.00 ml
  • 31 December, 2023

Hervé Sabardeil, our winemaker with limitless talent, has been making Cabalié, the big, ripe Catalan red, for over 15 years. He added the old vine (Vieilles Vignes) edition in 2011, originally as a one off, but it was so popular we insisted he did it again. And again! The magic to this punchy red is really in the vines. At 60 to 100 years old, yields are minute (about half of a Grand Cru claret). As a rule of thumb, the smaller the yield, the more concentrated the fruit, the more flavoursome the wine! That’s why we call it Cabalié’s Big Brother. Still made in the same style that was beloved by the Roman centurions and now our customers too, it packs even more flavour than the original. Ideal with garlic-roasted lamb, rich stews or cheese.

"Best wine discovery I made in 2020. Fantastic value for what you get. Robust yet with subtle nuances" Online Review
For the 2019 vintage
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