Domaine Chaume-Arnaud Vinsobres La Cadene 2015 core-no-restrictions meaty complexity

meaty complexity

the Phoenix Vineyard was an unexpected bonus that came with our winery

50% Meunier

but could age for another 5-10 years

Precise and lovely red fruit set off here by a delicate white pepper note (that’s the Vespolina)

Domaine Chaume-Arnaud Vinsobres La Cadene 2015 core-no-restrictions meaty complexityVinsobres 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