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As dense and powerful as French reds get

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2019 Domaine de Rombeau Elise Vieilles Vignes Cotes du Roussillon 750 ml

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France’s Southern Riches

There might be no bigger red-wine secret in the South of France than the Côtes-du-Roussillon. The sun-baked, windblown region—awash in ancient vines, stony vineyards, and long-living fortified dessert wines—is a treasure-trove for lovers of inky powerhouse reds, which is exactly why 100-point vintners like Michel Chapoutier have settled there. 

But Domaine de Rombeau is no recent arrival. The estate is one of the most storied in the region. It’s owned by the de Fabrègue family, whose history in the Roussillon dates back to the year 1263. They laid the first stone for Domaine de Rombeau in the early 1700s, and they’ve now been farming and making wines in the Roussillon—where vines were first planted in the 7th century BC by Greek sailors—for six generations (since 1850).  

This part of France is home to some of the oldest vines in the country, and the Elise cuvée hails from plantings that date back more than a century. In this area, the warm winds whip off of the Mediterranean, and cold winds brutalize the vines from the Atlantic, and they offer vines protection from disease, as the unforgiving sun of the Midi brings the grapes to exceptional ripeness.

The result, in the case of Elise, is a powerhouse red of 15.5% ABV. Composed of Syrah, Grenache, and Mourvèdre, the grapes are hand-sorted and fermented in temperature-controlled vats before maturation for one year in new French oak barrels. Now, five years after harvest, this is showing beautifully, ready to take on a tomahawk ribeye, or just keep you warm on a cold winter’s night, with Reinbert de Leeuw playing Satie on the stereo.