{"product_id":"domaine-monplezy-emocion-rouge-2022","title":"Domaine Monplezy, Emocion Rouge 2022","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGet to know: Domaine Monplézy, Emoción Rouge\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSyrah with a splash of whole-bunch Carignan from AOC Languedoc-Pézenas, twelve months in new oak - the wine to open when someone wants to be impressed.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eTasting Note\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVelvety cherry and mocha, concentrated to the point of being almost thick, over a colour so dark it barely lets light through. The Carignan goes in whole-bunch and carbonic, and you can taste exactly what it is for - a burst of lush, bright fruit cutting across all that Syrah depth. Underneath there is garrigue, spice and smoke, and the finish turns balsamic and liquorice-edged with a curl of tobacco. It spends a year in new barrels and is powerfully concentrated. Give it an hour in a decanter to really open it up before serving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTop food pairings:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMushroom and lentil ragù\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow-cooked beef cheek\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHard sheep's cheese\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eKate Says\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A truly stunning wine. 12 months in oak, pure lush fruit at the core and velvety cherries and mocha. It finishes with garrigue herbs and spices, earthy smokiness… so good. This would make a great red wine gift... or simply a treat for yourself!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003eProducer Info\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDomaine Monplézy\u003c\/strong\u003e work clay-limestone with quartz gravel on a hill swept by the tramontane and the mistral, about 30km inland from the Mediterranean. The estate has been organic since 2000, when Anne and Christian took it independent. Their son Benoît makes the wine and came to see us in May with the whole range. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeing free of chemical pesticides for over a decade has genuinely transformed the ecosystem. The estate is a member of the LPO, France’s bird protection league, and its emblem is the hoopoe - the crested bird that nests in the old tree trunks they deliberately leave standing. The insect population came back, and the birds came with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow it's made:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-picked into cases of no more than 12 kilos, at 20 hectolitres per hectare\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFifteen days' vinification - traditional for the Syrah, whole-bunch carbonic maceration for the Carignan\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwelve months in new French oak barrels\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVillafranchian gravel and Miocene marl; organic, certified by ECOCERT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eGood to know:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRegion:\u003c\/strong\u003e AOC Languedoc-Pézenas, France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrape:\u003c\/strong\u003e Syrah 95%, Carignan 5%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStyle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red, still, full-bodied, oaked\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eClosure:\u003c\/strong\u003e Cork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVegan:\u003c\/strong\u003e Not supplied\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eABV:\u003c\/strong\u003e 14.5%\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVintage:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2022\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy we love it:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe top of the Monplézy range and one of the most complete Languedoc red wines we stock. Dark, spiced and properly built, with a dozen years ahead of it and a Pézenas address that is only starting to be recognised.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dom. Monplezy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58089048998270,"sku":"SK-03022","price":29.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0950\/5962\/files\/Domaine_Monplezy_Emocion_Rouge_2022.jpg?v=1790253692","url":"https:\/\/www.reservewines.co.uk\/products\/domaine-monplezy-emocion-rouge-2022","provider":"Reserve Wines","version":"1.0","type":"link"}