Domaine Chaume-Arnaud Vinsobres La Cadene 2015 NO20230830 lots of menthol & peppermint

lots of menthol & peppermint

The fruit is vibrant and juicy

from an old (~100 years) vineyard of bush-trained vines

Tannins stay mild

Domaine Chaume-Arnaud Vinsobres La Cadene 2015 NO20230830 lots of menthol & peppermintVinsobres became a cru in 2006, promoted alongside Beaumes de Venise (2005) in the first wave of new Rhone crus since Vacqueyras in 1990, and Chaume Arnaud is one of the estates that made the case. La Cadene comes from old vines on limestone clay slopes, fermented with native yeasts and raised in concrete, which keeps the structure honest and the fruit unvarnished. What makes this bottle unusual is simply that it exists: a Rhone red with a decade plus