Domaine Lafage Bastide Miraflors

The Domaine Lafage, located just south of Perpignan, offers one of the most complete catalogues of France, characterised by their excellent pleasure/price ratio. One of their most remarcable wines at the moment is the Bastide Miraflors, a wine made up of Syrah and Grenache from old vines, a very special one, as it combines the ripeness and seduction one would normally associate to the red wines from the New World, with the elegance and strong personality of South Eastern France. Using Robert Parker Wine Advocate words, "This wine is almost too good to be true".

Lafage produces more expensive wines, but this one undoubtedly stands out in the winery's wide-ranging catalogue for its wonderful characteristics. Hints of liquorice, an intense Mediterranean character and succulent flavours make it an irresistible choice for all wine-lovers. Sipping it brings to mind the pebble-covered vineyards while its lushness and fragrances remind us of the six weeks the fruit macerated with its skins. Violets, pepper, and the fallen leaves around the high-altitude Syrah vines blend wonderfully alongside a treat of raspberry jam and smoky tones from the Grenache of Maury. If a perfect balance is possible in a red wine, we are convinced that it would closely resemble the sensations this extraordinary Bastide Miraflors delights us with: complex, attractive, bright, juicy and many more excellent qualities that cannot be expressed in mere words. A wine you must try.