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  • Nick's Import

2015 Tardieu-Laurent Vacqueyras Vieilles Vignes

Vacquerays, Southern Rhone, FRANCE
$44. 99
Bottle
$539.88 Dozen
Closure: Cork

Other Reviews....
Opaque ruby. Highly perfumed aromas of ripe blue fruits, Asian spices and incense pick up a vibrant mineral flourish with air. Palate-staining, appealingly sweet boysenberry, cherry and spicecake flavors are complemented by an exotic floral pastille quality and a touch of spiciness. Rich but energetic as well, showing impressive finishing clarity and smooth, even tannins that sneak in slowly. Drink 2022 - 2030.
93 points
Josh Raynolds - Vinous (Nov 2018)

Solid, with enmeshed notes of black licorice, fig paste and boysenberry preserves, lined with brambly grip and backed by a roasted apple wood accent on the finish. Best from 2019 through 2023. 550 cases made, 20 cases imported.
92 points
James Molesworth - Wine Spectator

70% Grenache (over 60 years old), 25% Syrah (40 years old), 5% Mourvèdre (40 years old). Two-thirds whole bunch, aged in one-year-old barrels.
Blackish ruby. Sweet and silky on the nose – most alluring already. Heady. Round with very gentle tannins that make their presence felt only on the very end, along with a hint of alcoholic warmth. This really does taste of Provençal sunshine; there could even be a hint of lavender along with the sautéed plums. Drink 2018 – 2026.
17/20 points
Jancis Robinson MW