Domaine de Fondrèche Il Était Une Fois 2017 | 750 ml.

Item #: 95359

Store Location: 11B | 12

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Primary Grape: Grenache | All Grapes: 80% Grenache

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  • Table Wine
  • Red
  • Grenache
  • France
  • Rhone
  • Southern Rhone
  • Ventoux
  • 2017
  • 750 ml.
  • 14.5%
  • 3760242340032
  • 11B | Bin#: 12
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Critical Acclaim

RP92 Robert Parker’s The Wine Advocate 10th Sep 2020

"The 2017 Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois is 80% Grenache (from vines planted in 1936) and 10% each Mourvèdre and Syrah. The Grenache goes into foudre, while the other varieties go into new barriques. Delicate notes of dried spices accent black cherries on the nose, while the full-bodied palate has a luscious, suede-like texture, and the finish is vibrant and long." (92 pts.)

JD94 Jeb Dunnuck 8/16/2019

"Awesome notes of kirsch, camphor, graphite, and crushed flowers as well as plenty of savory minerality emerge from the 2017 Ventoux Il Etait Une Fois, a seamless, medium to full-bodied wine that makes the most of the vintage. This cuvée is always Grenache-dominated (there’s 10% each of Syrah, Mourvèdre, and Carignan, brought up all in foudre), and I suspect it will keep for 10–15 years. (Jeb Dunnuck)" (94 pts.)

Rhone

Located along the path of the Rhone River, the Rhone wine region in southeastern France is beautiful and very productive. It's typically divided into two sub-regions, the Northern Rhone and Southern Rhone, and the wines produced in these sub-regions are very different from one another.

The southern Rhone is warm and dry, and produces robust, full-flavored red wines, oftentimes blends with Grenache used as the primary grape. Chateauneuf-du-Pape is without question the most celebrated town for wine production in the Southern Rhone region.

Meanwhile, the Northern Rhone features a cooler climate and steep-sloped vineyards. Syrah is the dominant red grape, and the wines are typically tannic, deeply colored, and highly acidic wines (which leads them to get better with age).

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France

The French did not invent winemaking. They simply perfected it. For centuries, France has been producing wines that inspire poetry, awe, and wonder; wines that blur the lines between nature, craftsmanship, cuisine and art. These are the wines that inspired cultures around the globe to follow in France’s footsteps, planting Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Syrah, Grenache, Merlot, Semillon and more.

Yet as often as they are emulated, the magic of their terroirs can never be duplicated. You may taste Cabernet from around the world, but perhaps none as elegant and regal as Bordeaux. You may try Pinot Noir or Chardonnay from various climates, but none with the earth-bound soul and ethereal reach of Burgundy.

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More Information
SKU95359
Product TypeWine
Alternate NameDomaine de Fondrèche Il Était Une Fois
CountryFrance
RegionRhone
DistrictSouthern Rhone
Product Location - Location-AppellationVentoux
Package Size750 ml.
Proof/Alcohol by Volume14.5%
Wine/Spirit BrandDomaine de Fondrèche
Bottles per Case12
Vintage2017
Bin Location12
Can it Be ShippedYes
Premier PickNo
Wine TypeTable Wine
Wine - ColorRed
Grape(s)80% Grenache
Primary GrapeGrenache
Dollar Sale (Y/N)No
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