Roucas Toumba, Les Premices, 2023

£36.10

white peach
pear
white flowers
almond

At a glance

Producer: Roucas Toumba
Region: Rhône Valley
Appellation: IGP Méditerranée
Grape: Marsanne Roussanne Viognier Clairette Bourboulenc Grenache Blanc
Vintage: 2023
Country: France
Wine type: White
Alcohol: 14.0%
Size: 75.0cl
Farming: Organic — practising

Taste profile

Body: Medium-full
Acidity: Medium
Tannin: Low
Sweetness: Dry

What to eat with it

seared scallops
roast chicken with morels
osso buco
grilled monkfish

How to serve it

Serve: Lightly chilled (12–14°C)

Why Cave selected it

Characterful southern Rhône white from a top Vacqueyras grower, declassified to keep heritage varieties in the blend; layered yet fresh and highly versatile at the table.

About the wine

Eric was forced to declassify this cuvée from Vacqueyras to VDF – picpoul, picardan, rolle and carignan are non-authorised varieties despite their clear local and Mediterranean roots. Relatively young vines but low yields. Aged for one year in 2-4yo barrels this is an agewothy wine for sure.

About Roucas Toumba

Eric Bouletin’s Roucas Toumba (which means the fallen rock in old Provençal dialect) is one of the top domaines in Vacqueyras. Eric left the local cooperative to start vinifying himself in 2006 and has 16ha of superbly located old vines from which he keeps the best parcels for his own bottlings. The land has been handed down from generation to generation since the Bouletin family first settled here in 1580. His vineyard is split into tiny parcels, protected from the mistral by cypress, almond and olive trees. He has parcels of very old vine grenache, carignan and a very small proportion of white grapes.

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