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Bordeaux may hold the crown for best Cabernet Sauvignon in France but don’t underestimate the potential of the Languedoc’s top vineyards and ambitious winemakers Hoddy and Sauboua. This is a dense, luscious red, packed with cassis and toasty spice.
Bordeaux may hold the crown for best Cabernet Sauvignon in France but don’t underestimate the potential of the Languedoc’s top vineyards and ambitious winemakers Hoddy and Sauboua. This is a dense, luscious red, packed with cassis and toasty spice.
Tasting notes
Rich deep blackcurrant, herbal and spice, mint and toasty hints
Aroma
Fragrant, ripe cassis, cedar wood and spice
Allergy information
Contains sulphites
More information
Chai winemakers Jean-Marc Sauboua and Mark Hoddy reserve their Belle Roche label for a wine made from the best parcel of grapes of the vintage. In 2019 they found just what the ticket in a few rows of dazzlingly dark Cabernet, grown in high up vineyards close to Carcassonne, in the Languedoc. There the climate benefits both from Mediterranean and Atlantic influences, hence a wine that echoes both of the warm ripeness of the Med with the structure of Bordeaux. It's a densely flavoured red, its colour almost black – the reason they call it their precious ‘black diamond’ of the vintage. Meticulously crafted at Le Chai, Belle Roche is best decanted an hour before serving, just like a claret. It’s ideal with a juicy steak or a hearty casserole.