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2006 Vin de Paille Sacrérouge
Vin de Paille Sacrérouge Called “Bottled Seduction” By Sunset
Sunset Magazine (Feb. 2009) chose our Vin de Paille “Sacrérouge” as one of their 2009 "wines for lovers" and called it “bottled seduction” [read more...]. Try it with (or instead of) your Valentine’s Day chocolates.
The 2006 Vin de Paille Sacrérouge is available exclusively at the Tablas Creek tasting room and through our online wine shop.
Production Notes
The 2006 Tablas Creek Vineyard Vin de Paille Sacrérouge is Tablas Creek’s third bottling of this non-traditional application (to red grapes) of an ancient Mediterranean technique for producing dessert wines. Ripe grape bunches are carefully laid down on straw-covered benches in our greenhouses, and allowed to dehydrate in the sun. When the grapes reach the desired concentration (usually in about 3 weeks) they are crushed by foot and fermented in small open-top fermenters using only native yeasts. When they reach their desired level of extraction, we press them and move the juice to oak barrels to continue fermenting until it reaches an alcohol level where the sweetness of the wine is in balance with its acids, tannins, and mineral characteristics.
The grapes for our Vin de Paille were grown on our 120-acre certified organic estate vineyard.
The 2006 Vin de Paille Sacrérouge is made from 100% Mourvèdre grapes. We also made a a white Vin de Paille in 2006: a blend of Grenache Blanc, Viognier, Roussanne and Marsanne.
The 2006 vintage was a study of contrasts, with a cold, wet start, a very hot early summer, a cool late summer and a warm, beautiful fall. Ample rainfall in late winter gave the grapevines ample groundwater, and produced relatively generous crop sizes. The relatively cool late-season temperatures resulted in a delayed but unhurried harvest, wines with lower than normal alcohols, strong varietal character, and good acids. The Mourvèdre was harvested throughout late October and completed the vintage on November 9th. The grapes for the Sacrérouge were among our last harvested, and spent much of the month of November in our greenhouses.
The wine, after pressing, was aged in four new French oak barrels for 20 months before being bottled in May of 2008.
Tasting Notes
The 2006 Vin de Paille Sacrérouge has a sweet nose of dates, plums, and figs, with dark cherries, cassis and chocolate in the mouth. The finish is sweet and long with lingering fig, chocolate, and mineral notes.
Reviews
[...more recent Tablas Creek press]
Food Pairings
- Semi-sweet chocolate desserts
- Prochiutto-wrapped figs
- Red berry tarts
- Aged cheeses
Not Available for Purchase
Blend
- 100% Mourvèdre
Technical Notes
- Sugar at Pressing: 360 g/l
- Residual Sugar: 124 g/l
- 14.5% Alcohol by Volume
- 200 375ml Cases Produced
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Featured Wine for June: 2012 Vermentino
In June, we're featuring our 2012 Vermentino at a 10% discount. Vermentino is a classic Mediterranean grape best known in Sardinia and Liguria, where it produces fresh, dry, citrusy wines that taste of the sea the vineyards overlook. Here, we think 2012 made our best Vermentino yet, perfect for the summer's fresh meals. Details »
On the Blog: The Pleasure of Discovered Bottles
June 17, 2013
By Robert Haas. Sometimes even forgotten bottles of white wines turn out to be a revelation. Such was the case at a gathering with friends Mel and Ynez Kaplan at their house in Charlotte, VT last Saturday. Mel Kaplan brought out a couple of bottles of Tablas Creek Clos Blanc 2000. He asked whether I thought that it would still be good. Mel has an underground cellar there so I said, “Let’s give it a try.”