N V Arcane 'Le Fou', Xavier Vignon, Rhone Valley, France
£26.99
Xavier Vignon specialises in finding and vinifying tiny, but very special plots and the results are spectacular. He has outdone himself with the ‘Le Fou’ (meaning the fool), which is a...
Xavier Vignon specialises in finding and vinifying tiny, but very special plots and the results are spectacular. He has outdone himself with the ‘Le Fou’ (meaning the fool), which is a multi-vintage blend from five of the best vintages of the last decade: 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016, 2017. Not only a blend of vintages, it is also a combination of ten terroirs of the Southern Rhone (Chateauneuf du Pape, Rasteau, Ventoux and high altitude Cotes du Rhone sites) and is made up of 15 different late-ripening varieties of Grenache (making up 85% of the blend, with the remainder made up of Mourvedre and Syrah).