La Marasque Gigondas Brotte 2022
2022, Gigondas, Rhône Valley, France
Profile & Story
Maison Brotte is a family winery established in 1931 in the Rhône Valley, based in Châteauneuf-du-Pape. The cuvée La Marasque pays tribute to a prized acidic cherry used for Maraschino liqueur.
Tasting Notes
Dark ruby with purplish tints. Intense nose of spice, red stone fruit, vanilla, liquorice and raisins. Complex, powerful and generous on the palate, with notes of cherry liqueur and black and red fruit jam.
Pairing Recommendation
Serve at 17°C, opening about 2 hours ahead. Young: Lyonnaise salad with poultry gizzards, grilled beef ribs, truffled sausage or roasted quail; with age: quail stuffed with foie gras, Provençal stew, rack of lamb or pigeon with porcini.