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2003 Côtes du Roussillon Les Aspres AOC Cuvée Léa, Roussillon, France

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Deep and concentrated nose, preserved cherries, very ripe black berries, meaty and with some animal notes, prominent herbaceous notes, cool spicy traces. Concentrated, full-bodied and juicy, nebertheless quite a cool style, herbaceous and mineral notes, very fine, though still slightly angular tannins, elegant acid bite, persistent on the palate, refrshing in spite of its big body, firm and quite deep, still very young, has character, very long finish.

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Last reviewed: 11 May, 2007
Type: Rotwein(Red wine)
Quantity: 0.75 L
Alcohol content: 14.5%
Bottle closure: Natural cork
Varieties: Syrah 50%, Grenache 30%, Carignan 20%
Registration number: DL-L.03.3TS
wein.plus rating: excellent (90 WP)
Last reviewed: 21 December, 2006
Best to drink: 2007-2010+.
Editor note: Black berries, some red berries and sour cherries on the nose, roasted herbs, cool mineral notes and some smoky traces. Juicy in a cool style, mint and integrated orasted aromas, salty mineral notes, noticeable, quite fine, youthful tannins, herbaceous notes in the background, also some smoke, slightly peppery bite, good depth and persistence, long finish.

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Synonym (also Carignan, Carignane, Carignano) for the grape variety Mazuelo; see there

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The wine-growing region lies deep in the south of France and is the southern part of the huge Languedoc-Roussillon area (see history there). The first...

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The Republic of France with its capital Paris covers 632,734 km². It is an intercontinental state in Western Europe with overseas territories. The national territory is located on all...

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The red grape variety originates from France. There are over 80 synonyms that testify to its great age and worldwide distribution. The most important from a historical perspective are...

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