Full Review

Volupie

Volupie
2018 Buzet

Pair this wine with:
Beef Pork

Category: Southern French Red

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 14%
90 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$14
Best Buy

Volupie
2018 Buzet

Pair this wine with:
Beef Pork

Category: Southern French Red

Date Tasted:
Country: France
Alcohol: 14%
Dusty ruby color. Aromas and flavors of ripe plum and cherry, paprika, almond butter, clove, and honey graham with a satiny, vibrant, dryish medium-to-full body and a smooth, delightful, medium-long finish conveying elements of sandalwood with light oak flavor. A chewy and mouthfilling red with charming aromatics.

Tasting Info

Wine Glass Style: Fruity, Juicy & Smooth, Oaky & Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: ripe plum and cherry, paprika, almond butter, clove, and honey graham
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with elements of sandalwood
Sweetness Sweetness: Dryish
Enjoy Enjoy: Now-3 years on its own and with food
Recipes Pairing: Ribs, Beef Teriyaki, Steak Fajitas
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A chewy and mouthfilling red with charming aromatics.

The Producer

Les Vignerons de Buzet

The Producer
56 Avenue des Côtes de Buzet
47160 Buzet-Sur-Baïse BP17
New Middletown, IN 47160
USA
1 05-53847430

Their Portfolio

89 Baron D’Albret 2017 Buzet 14% (France) $19.00.
87 Sans 2019 Buzet 14.5% (France) $14.00.
90 Volupie 2018 Buzet 14% (France) $14.00.

Southern French Red

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Serve in a Zinfandel Wine Glass
Southern French red is a catchall category that covers many different types of wines from the south of France. Included in this are red wines from Provence, Languedoc-Roussilon and the Rhone Valley. Most of these wines are made from Rhone varieties such as Grenache, Mourvedre, Syrah and Carignan and while may of them are moderately priced wines for short term-drinking, as with a Provence red or a Cotes-du-Rhone, there are some red wines from the southern of France, such as Châteauneuf-du-Pape that are medium-full to full bodied and crafted to drink well for more than a decade.

These southern French reds work with a variety of foods, such as casserole for the lighter versions, all the way to lamb shank or wild game for the more robust wines.