The new benchmark by which all other fortified wines from Banyuls should be judged. Fruit from old bush vines planted in the pure schist terraces above the town has a splash of grape spirit added to halt fermentation and retain natural sweetness, before ageing in old barrels for two years to leave this broodingly dark, savoury and with the acidity of very good aged balsamic. A stunning sweet wine.
Manuel de Vecchi Starez is a native of Tuscany who around a decade ago moved to France to farm some extremely low-yielding old bush vines in the hills above Banyuls-sur-Mer. He’s an uncompromising man and his wines are deep expressions of this rugged terrain.
The new benchmark by which all other fortified wines from Banyuls should be judged. Fruit from old bush vines planted in the pure schist terraces above the town has a splash of grape spirit added to halt fermentation and retain natural sweetness, before ageing in old barrels for two years to leave this broodingly dark, savoury and with the acidity of very good aged balsamic. A stunning sweet wine.
Manuel de Vecchi Starez is a native of Tuscany who around a decade ago moved to France to farm some extremely low-yielding old bush vines in the hills above Banyuls-sur-Mer. He’s an uncompromising man and his wines are deep expressions of this rugged terrain.
