Calmel & Joseph Villa Blanche Syrah 2022
GOLD MEDAL: Syrah du Monde 2021 (Previous vintage)
GOLD MEDAL: Bettane & Desseauve 2021 (Previous vintage)
91 POINTS & 4.5 STARS: Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
93 POINTS: Wine Direct Tasting Team
"It's sweetly ripe and perfumed on the nose with dark plum, clove, roasted nut and floral aromas, leading to a silky-smooth palate offering beautifully rounded mouthfeel and plump texture. Tannins are fine and mellow, combined with juicy fruit intensity, making it fabulously drinkable."
- Sam Kim, Wine Orbit
"A beautiful clear, red-purple colour. The nose is full and balanced with superb aromatic power with, as so often, wild strawberry, blackberry, fresh fig, laurel, and white pepper, followed by nutty notes of walnut and hazelnut before culminating in notes of cacao and vanilla. In the mouth the tannins are well integrated, supple, and smooth. The sensation is one of silky creaminess with notes of blackcurrant, coconut, and mocha finishing on redcurrant and vanilla pod. A wine that delights us every year with its supremely elegant expression of Languedoc Syrah. Pleasure guaranteed!"
- Winemakers Notes
Founded in 1995, Calmel & Joseph is a maison de négoce specializing in Languedoc-Roussillon wines from private wineries from across the region. Convinced of the extraordinary potential of this region, oenologist, Laurent Calmel, and Jerome Joseph work together on the vinification, blending and ageing of wines with the common purpose of demonstrating the little known yet unique quality of these Mediterranean terroirs. The Villa Blanche range is a total find and produces some of the best value.
ABV 14%