Xavier Vignon Arcane Le Fou is a powerful yet elegant Rhône red with deep black and blue fruit flavours—blueberry, blackberry, black cherry—framed by notes of lavender, spice, smoke, and mocha. Silky tannins and a long, layered finish accentuate its complexity. This wine shines when paired with dishes such as duck à l’orange, lamb tagine, roast or braised meats, and mature cheeses, each enhancing its intensity, depth, and refined structure.
Wine Profile
Region
:
Cote De Rhone
Classification
:
AOC
Appellation
:
Cote du Rhone Villages
LWIN
:
1876262
Flavours
Blackberry
Vanilla
Oak
Blueberry
Boysenberry
Lavender
Dried Herbs
Food Pair
Veal
Blue Cheese
Lamb
Beef
Classic Lamb Roast
Duck
About this WINE
Grenache
Tannic, spicy, herbal and a ripe sweetnessGrenache Noir or Garnacha, as it is called in Spain, is one of the most widely planted grapes, especially around the Mediterranean. Believed to originate from Spain, this theory has recently been challenged by researches claiming its home to be the island of Sardegna, Italy.In the Southern Rhône Valley in France, Grenache Noir is often blended with Mourvèdre and Syrah, but it is probably best known as one of the principal grapes in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, comprising 70 percent of the blend. But this vigorous variety is also an important component in Gigon
Côtes du RhôneAt the generic level, the official AOC Côtes du Rhône region stretches 200 km from Vienne in the north to Avignon in the south and from the foothills of the Massif Central in the west to the fore-slopes of the Vaucluse and Luberon mountains east of the town of Orange. 171 communes in the French departments of Ardèche, Bouches du Rhône, Drôme, Gard, Loire, and Vaucluse are concerned with production from the 83,839 (2008) hectares of vineyard. The average yield is 52 hectolitres per hectare. Wines of all three colours must have a minimum alcohol content of 11%. The average annual p...
