Domaine Vaquer and Domaine Vial-Magnères
The extensive tasting of wines from Roussillon provided a great opportunity for an update, with some old favourites as well as I new discoveries. I picked out some new discoveries in my previous blog, but now I want to enthuse about two of my favourite Roussillon estates. First Domaine Vaquer with Frédérique Vaquer. She makes a lovely range of wines in the village of Tresserre which is part of les Aspres. Escapade, Côtes Catalanes is a blend of both Muscats, d’Alexandrie and petits grains, with some Macabeu, which softens the impact of the Muscats. Esquisse, Côtes du Roussillon is an intriguing blend of Roussanne, Macabeu, Grenache Blanc and Grenache Gris with some ageing sur lies. It is fresh and herbal with nuances galore. L’Ephemère, Côtes du Roussillon Rosé is a blend of Carignan, Grenache and Syrah. It is a rosé with an attitude, orange pink in colour with some dry raspberry fruit and some rounded vinosity on the palate. However the alcohol is only a modest 13%. Cuv
