2008 Domaine de la Grange des Pères, Rouge, Pays de l'Herault, Languedoc

  • Red
  • Dry
  • Full Bodied
  • Syrah/Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Counoise
Ready - at best
David Schildknecht
92/100
Product: 20088034014
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2008 Domaine de la Grange des Pères, Rouge, Pays de l'Herault, Languedoc
Colour Red
Sweetness Dry
Vintage 2008
Maturity Ready - at best
Grape List Syrah/Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Cabernet Sauvignon, Counoise
Body Full Bodied
Producer Grange des Pères, Laurent Vaillé

Critics reviews

David Schildknecht 92/100

Blackberry, cassis, and rhubarb; blond tobacco sandalwood, and nutmeg mingle alluringly in the nose and on the ripely-fruited yet firmly tannic and subtly yet insistently tart-edged palate of 2008 Grange des Peres red. Animal blood and maritime mineral elements emerge as well in a long, expansive, multi-faceted finish. 

There is considerable amplitude as well as tannic structure and palpable density here, and I expect that 2-3 years of enforced deprivation are in order before starting to chart the wine’s evolution in bottle over the subsequent 6-8. 

Drink from 2013 onward

David Schildknecht, Wine Advocate (Aug 2011)