Triennes

$19.00750ml

Match rich and spicy Provençal reds with hearty dishes.

In the Côte d'Azur they'll serve civet de porcelet.

In Aix en Provence, daube de bouef.

Armchair traveling Yanks will stick to good ol' lamb stew.

Eyes:

Dark Purple

Nose:

Medium-High Intensity, developing, black cherry, cloves, floral

Mouth:

Medium-Full Bodied, dry, medium acidity, average tannin, moderate-high intensity, medium-long finish, plum, black cherry, spicy

Jacques Seysses (Domaine Dujac), Aubert de Villaine (Domaine la Romanée-Conti) and businessman Michel Macaux bought a run-down estate in the Var in 1990, renaming it Triennes, an ode to the triennial Roman festival celebrating Bacchus as well as their three-way partnership. They farm with a nod toward the natural and age their unfiltered, unfined Saint-Auguste in former Dujac barrels.