LesVoletsMalbec

Les Volets Malbec is a classic with mulberries fruit aromas & bitter-sweet flavour of cassis, red fruit notes & truffle. National delivery

Intro to Les Volets Malbec �/h2>

The Les Volets Malbec Hautes from Vallee du l’Aude is a French classic with mulberries and redcurrant aromas and an intriguing bitter-sweet character of crème de cassis with red- fruit flavours and chocolate truffle richness that fill the mouth.

Full tasting note and wine making �/h2>

The first notes on the nose are of crushed blueberries which then develop on to reveal an intriguing bitter-sweet character of crème de cassis with a touch of underlying parma violets. Fine red-fruits fill the mouth; raspberries and a touch of dark chocolate truffle. The Les Volets Malbec is a true French classic, even if one does not immediately associate Malbec with wines of France.

Sourced from the lesser-beaten territory of Pays Cathare that surround the towns of Carcassonne and Limoux. The beautiful rugged environment with its argilo -calcaire sub strata is home to the AOP Languedoc and Limoux, but the vineyards do not stop with the AOP geographical limits and it is from these outskirts that we have sourced some exceptionally interesting wines. One of the great advantages of the region is that fact that it benefits from enviable geographic and climatic conditions allying the warm Mediterranean sunshine which is tempered by the altitude and the cooler nights so characteristic of the foothills of the Pyrenees. These are ideal conditions allowing for the longer, slower ripening of the grapes, thereby providing a superb base for the elaboration of wines that offer intensity, complexity and finesse. The traditional noble grape varieties of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir have a natural affinity here in the Haute Vallée de l’Aude, as does the less widespread Malbec (originally known in France as Cot). The Malbec variety has a long-standing tradition in Languedoc and Corbières where it is often blended though not here.

Drink with �/h2>

Try with grilled chops or sausages. It works with seared tuna too.