Les Volets Malbec

Region: Haute Vallee de l'Aude, Southern France, France
Vintage:: 2023
Producer:: Boutinot
Grapes:: Malbec

Wine Description:

Vibrant ruby hues gleam out of the glass. The first notes on the nose are of crushed blueberries which then develop on to reveal an intriguing bitter-sweet character of crème de cassis with a touch of underlying parma violets. Fine red-fruits fill the mouth; raspberries and a touch of dark chocolate truffle.

Tasting Note:

Food Suggestion:

Delicious with steak and meats from the grill. It works with seared tuna, too.

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Press Reviews:

2017 Vintage
Sommelier Wine Awards 2019
By The Glass Trophy
Sommelier Wine Awards 2019
Gold
2015 Vintage IWC 2017
Bronze
Sommelier Wine Awards 2017
Silver

Producer Description

Boutinot's story starts in 1972 and Paul Boutinot, having had a brief flirtation with shifting half a tonne of bricks up and down a ladder, decided the glamour of the building industry wasn’t for him.

Paul quickly got into something else: wine.

After five years learning his trade in London, he headed back up north to Greater Manchester to join his father’s successful restaurant business. Frustrated with the quality of wine that could be sourced in the UK, Paul took matters into his own hands. He hired a van, trundled over to France, picked up some wine (it was legal back then) and sold it back in his parents’ restaurant.

Paul's reputation quickly begin to grow and it wasn't long before other restaurants were asking for him to sell them wine and the company was started in 1980 as a wine supplier.

Boutinot have furthered their reputation for great value wines by starting to produce wines themselves. They have partnered with Italian producer Adria Vini, have their own vineyard holdings and winery in France and vineyards in South Africa, and now a large percentage of Boutinot's portfolio is their own production.

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