Château Vignelaure Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence (Red)

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  • 2020

    Château Vignelaure Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence (Red) 2020 - RecommendedTasted by Elizabeth Gabay MW & Ben Bernheim

    Mid purple red, semi-opaque. Floral pot pourri, lots of blackcurrant, cassis, inky liquorice, spice and pretty, slightly sweet oak on the nose. Tight, youthful, chalky tannins and a blue mineral tightness on the palate. Beautiful fresh inkiness, lifted by leafy pencilly notes. Driven by fruit rather than texture, and while not immediately charming or oozing southern ripeness, this wine has intensity and weight. Youthful freshness with varietal charm, and the closed restraint of youth with a dry tannic finish. A nice wine, still driven by varietal charm rather than complexity and needs quite a bit longer in bottle.

    Tasted March 2026

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We’re mother and son duo Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim. Between us, we’ve been involved in the wines of southern France for over 30 years. Elizabeth started working with the wines of Provence back in 1986, and for the past 20 years has lived on the eastern edge of south-east France. We’ve worked on three books on rosé: Rosé Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution (2018), Elizabeth Gabay’s Buyers Guide to the Rosés of Southern France (2021 e-guide) and, most recently Rosés of Southern France (2022).

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