Domaine la Soumade 2019 Rasteau Cuvee Prestige maderia

Domaine la Soumade 2019 Rasteau Cuvee Prestige maderiaPairs with: Roast venison with garlic mashed potatoes Good for: Sitting on the patio of a cabin in the forest Grapes: Grenache, Syrah, Mourvdre I am from: Rasteau, Rhne Valley, France The Story: The Romro family has owned the winery for generations, but the current Father Son duo started bottling their own wines in 1979, including this amazing Cuve! The vines that this wine comes from are between 30 50 years old, planted in clay and limestone soils,

It is vivid in the mouth

sixth-generation winemaker Antonio Pulcini works out of a 2000 year old Roman villa with vineyards planted on the local volcanic tufa part of what gives his wines their energy and character

and a heavy wash of toasted walnut

Because the rot behaves unpredictably

signaling its proper maturation

Grape: 100% Agiorgitiko (famously known as "St

seamlessly interwoven with dark molasses

but the main thrust of this delicious summer rosé is fruitiness

or a classic Mediterranean mezze platter featuring salty feta

dark and dense

or enjoyed strictly neat in a crystal tumbler

where it matures peacefully for 16 months