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Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
80% Syrah, 20% Grenache
Appellation
AOP Saint Chinian
Alcohol %
14.5
Domaine Vila Voltaire
2022 La Faute
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This beauty is an aromatic and gorgeous dark red in the glass wine. The nose is exuberant with grapefruit, black olive, concentrated blackcurrant, aromas of truffle, licorice and cocoa harmonize with a fine spiciness, long finish, and well-integrated oak. It is long in the mouth without being heavy, and dances with different savory and dark fruit expressions.
A friend to hard cheeses, red meat lovers, enjoy with spareribs, braised beef, grilled meats and vegetables, hamburgers, and roasted leg of lamb.
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Wine Specs
Vintage
2022
Varietal
80% Syrah, 20% Grenache
Appellation
AOP Saint Chinian
Alcohol %
14.5
Wine Profile
Vineyard Notes
The southern end of the St. Chinian appellation contains large limestone formations, deposited by the sea in the Secondary and Tertiary Era. The land rises in narrow, elongated plateaus in a NE / SW orientation. This succession of rocky banks gives the landscape its pink or red colors of bauxites, sandstones or clays.
Domaine Vila Voltaire practices organic, sustainable viticulture, adhering to the principle of “prevent rather than cure.” Isotherapy, biocontrol and specialized composts are used to maintain the optimal health of the vines.
The life and health of the soil is a priority. Spring plowing and winter rest support the microbial life of the soil, which is nourished with manure and custom composts. Manual weeding and small sessions of “rabassier” keep the winemakers in shape!
Production Notes
Manual harvesting preserves the integrity of the grapes. The grapes are destemmed and crushed before vatting. No sulfites are added. For 10 days, the grapes are kept at cool temperatures to finish the fermentation.
After malolactic fermentation, the wine is aged on fine lees in demi-muids with racking and stirring. Maceration lasts one month followed by manual de-vatting with gentle pressing and no pumping.
After aging, the wine is bottled after spring has passed twice. At this point, a small quantity of sulphur is added (SO2 total <60 mg / l). Coarse filtration is carried out to maintain the wine’s nice tannic edge but also to maintain an antiseptic alcoholic degree. No treatment is applied against tartaric precipitation.
Winemaker Notes
Vila Voltaire is the small personal passion project of winemaking rock star Stéphane Yerle and his partner, Cécile Garidou, who met while studying to become agricultural engineers. They created Domaine Vila Voltaire in 2000 as a hobby winery, when they came upon a winegrower’s house for sale and a vineyard of ancient, low-yielding vines slated for destruction. Their first vines were in the AOC Saint Chinian and were century-old Carignan, Syrah and Grenache. The vines were in an idyllic environment, planted on red sandstone and perpetually subject to the wind and the sun. The result — beautiful, expressive wines. Having started with just 1.5 hectares, they now farm 12 hectares of land, and since the beginning have worked organically to match their fully organic lifestyle. Nestled near St. Chinian and the Coteaux d’Ensérune, Stéphane works with a variety of grapes to showcase his skills and love for the region and is a leading expert on micro-oxygenation in wine, utilizing many vessels in his cellar to get the most from his grapes: amphora, acacia, French wood, concrete, etc. Stéphane is also a consulting oenologue all over Europe, but these wines show his own special wine making gifts.
Food Pairing Notes
A friend to hard cheeses, red meat lovers, enjoy with spareribs, braised beef, grilled meats and vegetables, hamburgers, and roasted leg of lamb.
Other Notes
Ageability: Drink now or keep at least until 2035. Decant before serving or better, observe its evolution in the glass from the moment of opening. La Faute means 'the guilt', a reference to wine regulations which prohibit the Saint Chinian appellation from being 100% Syrah. So instead, Vila Voltaire uses a majority of Syrah with just a touch of Grenache.