Domaine des Escaravailles

$15.00750ml

Total team players, match Rhône reds with bistro fare and comfort meals.

Perfect with steak frites or roast chicken,

and a good friend to grilled tuna.

Classic with cassoulet and a top pair with pizza pie.

Eyes:

Ruby

Nose:

Medium Intensity, developing, black fruits, herbaceous, red fruits

Mouth:

Medium Bodied, dry, medium acidity, light tannin, moderate intensity, medium finish, raspberry, blackberry, licorice

Escaravailles means scarab, or beetle, in Occitan, the language of Provinçal France. It's also what they called the black-clad Catholic monks of the southern Rhône. So, that's what Jean-Louis Ferran named his domaine in 1953. His grandson, Gilles, grabbed the reigns in 1999, after finishing 1st in his class from the U. of Montpellier's oenology school. His buddy Philippe Cambie was #2.