Ace of Spades

Name: Ace of Spades
Brand: Domaine Matassa
Price: 557 ZAR
Availability: InStock

9 in stock

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Red Blend•Roussillon • France

1 bottle750 ml•R99 delivery

R557

Case of 6750 ml each•Free delivery

R3,342

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Taste profile

Type

Red Blend

Tannin

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Sweetness

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Acidity

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Body

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Oak influence

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On the palate

An earthy wine with a small amount of reductiveness when first cracked, but gosh it's still a cracker! Light at first, with mineral characteristics, but with a story of dark plum and chalkiness a you finish.

Dark Plum

Minerality

Earthiness

Chalky

Cultivar

Cariñena, Mourvèdre

Region

Roussillon

Appellation

Vin de France

Alcohol

12%

Cellaring Potential

5 to 10 years

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In 2001 New Zealanders Tom Lubbe and (now MW) Sam Harrop purchased a small old vineyard high up in the hills of Coteaux du Fenouillèdes called Clos Matassa. The vineyard was run down at the time and planted with just old-vine Carignan. Fifteen years on Domaine Matassa is run solely by Tom has converted to Biodynamics increased its land-holding and now produces an array of wines from varieties including Muscat d’Alexandrie Maccabeu Grenache Gris Syrah and Mourvèdre.