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Megaphone by Domaine La Roquete 2014

Megaphone

by Domaine La Roquete 2014

Producer : Domaine La Roquète

Region : France (France), Southern Rhône (France)

Bottle Per Case : 6 x 750 ml

Food Pairing : Cured Meat, Hard Cheese, Red Meat, Roasted Vegetables

Tasting Notes

The 2014 Megaphone Cotes du Ventoux is 80% Grenache and 20% Syrah that’s aged all in foudre. It has solid notes of black cherries, wild strawberry, pepper and spring flower notes in a medium-bodied, juicy, fresh and deliciously quaffable style.

Specs

Bottles Per Case 6 Pack
Bottle Size 750 ml
Producer Domaine La Roquète
Region France (France), Southern Rhône (France)
Alcohol 14% alc. / vol.
Style Warm and spicy reds
Vintage 2014
Farming Method Sustainable
Grapes 80% Grenache, 20% Syrah / Shiraz
Food Pairing Cured Meat, Hard Cheese, Red Meat, Roasted Vegetables
Wine Type Red
Price of Case $179.70

The Producer

Domaine La Roquète

In September 1986, René Laugier wanted to retire but had no successors to take over La Roquette (as it was then known), his domaine in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. When Daniel and Frédéric Brunier bought the domaine, it was a logical choice. The brothers had been proving their worth as rising young stars of the appellation, and the Brunier family, proprietor of Domaine du Vieux Télégraphe, had a long history of working tough soils—they farm the La Crau plateau, which boasts some of the most challenging vineyard terrain and most pedigreed soils of Châteauneuf.

Daniel and Frédéric purchased twenty-nine hectares of vineyards at La Roquète. They have since added three additional hectares of Vin de Pays vines bordering the Rhône and seven more in the Ventoux appellation to the east, leading to the creation of the well-priced ‘Pigeoulet’ and ‘Mégaphone’ labels. The Châteauneuf-du-Pape rouge vineyards they acquired upon purchasing La Roquète now constitute the ‘Piedlong’ and ‘Télégramme’ bottlings (the latter of which primarily consists of young-vine fruit from La Crau). The brothers replanted the small Clos La Roquète to white in 1987; this is currently the only wine bottled under the La Roquète label. Along with ‘Le Pigeoulet,’ ‘Mégaphone,’ and ‘Piedlong’.

In Châteauneuf, for many the greatest appellation of the southern Rhône, vineyard specificity plays a role almost as critical as it does in Burgundy. Geography here is as important as geology. La Roquète sits on prime real estate at the foot of the Piélong plateau, north of the village of Châteauneuf-du-Pape and adjacent to the western end of the famous Le Rayas vineyard. Galets roulés scatter the vineyard floor, but the primarily sandy soils impart great finesse to the wine.

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