"A real beauty, this blend of 50% Mourvèdre and the rest equal parts Carignan and Syrah is aged in 20% French oak with the balance in tank. It comes from the schist-like soils of this estate's 60 acres of vineyard. This is a fragrant, gamy style of wine with a deep ruby/purple color and loads of new saddle leather, roasted meats, herbs and flowers. The wine has beautiful ripeness, medium to full body, and a long, lush, heady finish. Drink it over the next 2-3 years."
- Robert Parker's Wine Advocate (March 2016), 89 pts - Excellent Wine Values for Under $25
Go To Mas des Capitelles Faugeres Vieilles Vignes
"If you like the chewy, leathery notes of old-vine carignan, you’ll appreciate this wine. Based on biodynamically farmed, 80-year-old carignan with 20 percent mourvèdre, it smells like blood sausage hitting a hot cast-iron pan, sanguine and meaty scents blending with notes of cinnamon and bay leaf. Those savory notes carry through the flavors, too, red-berry fruit providing an undercurrent of juiciness. Pleasantly rustic, it would be delicious this winter with a thick cut of meat or a wild-mushroom fricassee."
"Even better, the 2016 Faugères Vieilles Vignes checks in as 50% Mourvèdre and 25% each of Carignan and Syrah, brought up in 80% tanks and 20% French oak. Deeper colored, with a powerful bouquet of dark fruits, plums, crushed rocks, and licorice, it hits the palate with medium to full-bodied richness, loads of fruit, a stacked mid-palate, and a great finish. It’s not the most elegant wine out there, but it has loads of character and is a joy to drink. Enjoy bottles over the coming 7-8 years."
"Bright crimson. Very sweet and juicy on the nose - lots of black fruit character and a hint of gaminess. Light tannins and a slightly saline finish. A little simple but honest."