Epsilon 2016

Selection of two of the best barrels from the cellar. Pure expression of syrah in this wine. Spiciness, pepper and clear tones of the wood storage. Very rich, full and robust wine with a long impressive aftertaste.

Appellation Côtes du Roussillon - Les Aspres

Grape variety carignan, grenache, syrah

Style Round & Friendly

Format 750 ml

Available

€33.30

The winemaker

Winemaker	Country	Region
Domaine Vaquer	France	Roussillon

About the winemaker Domaine Vaquer was founded in 1912 by the great grandfather of Bernard Vaquer, late husband of Fréderique Vaquer. Bernard trained in Dijon, where he met Fréderique. After his training, they returned to the family estate. Since her death in 2001, Fréderique has been the winemaker of the domain. As a Bourguignonne, she makes a style of wines, reminiscent of the red wines from the Côtes de Nuits. Fréderique Vaquer works as naturally as possible in the vineyards, or in other words according to the rules of agriculture raisonnée. So a lot of work in the vineyards, to maintain them in the most natural way possible. Harvesting takes place at the most ripe moment possible and all grapes are destemmed.

Vineyard management Practising organics

Details

Vineyard	The soil consists of argilo-calcareous deposits and the vineyard is located at about 200 meters above sea level. The soil here has been formed by the ice age and thus we see many rounded boulders and rocks in the soil that were originally in the rivers.
Vinification	The grapes are completely destemmed after the manual harvest to avoid the severe tannins in the wine. The vinification is entirely on cement vats and these are temperature controlled. Vinification is at 25°c and daily retempering happens twice per day. Wine is made mainly from syrah supplemented with some grenache and carignan. After fermentation, the wine spends 18 months in used oak barrels.
Vintage	2016
Oak aging	No
Ageing potential	up to 5 years after harvest
Alcohol percentage	13.5%
Closure	Natural cork