Château Jouclary Cuvée Guilhaume de Jouclary, Cabardès
Regular price €25.00Magnificent prestige bottle from an estate whose richly satisfying wines have always been favourites of ours. You will find plenty to contemplate in this sublime blend of Mediterranean and Atlantic grape varieties.
Selected in the 2014 Top 100 competition for wines from the Languedoc Roussillon Sud de France
Chateau Jouclary’s top wine, aged in new oak barrels, is decadently rich and sumptuous, with a dense palate of baked black fruit, earthy minerals, soft, ripe tannins and a dry finish, redolent of prunes and chocolate.
If this wine came from Bordeaux or the Rhône it would be at least €10 more expensive.
Enjoy with game pie, rib-eye steak and other fine meats.
Cabardès is a new-ish and fairly small red-and-rosé appellation, established in 1999, in the hills north of Carcassonne. Its catchment area is on the climatic border between balmy Languedoc-Roussillon and the more inclement South-West, in the foothills of the Montagne Noir. This double identity is manifested in the grape varieties which make up the appellation's wines: Grenache and Syrah from the SE; Cabernets Franc and Sauvignon, and Merlot, from the SW/Bordeaux. The result is some genuinely unique wines, the majority of which are red.
Note: The Jouclary history goes back as far as 1530, when Guilhaume de Jouclary was the Consul of Carcassonne.
| Wine colour | Red wine |
|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Appellation | Cabardès |
| Vintage | 2018 |
| Grape variety | 60% Merlot, 20% Syrah, 20% Grenache |
| Alcohol | 14% |
| Bottle size | 75cl |
One of the effects of COVID-19 is increased business for online businesses and courier companies, and this has led to delays despite everyone's best efforts.
PLEASE ALLOW EXTRA TIME: UP TO FIVE WORKING DAYS for deliveries, though many arrive sooner than this.
We recommend that, for instance, you order as early as possible in the week if you are choosing wine for the weekend.
Any delays are likely to be more significant in more densely populated areas of the country.
Online delivery charges and times
Orders of €150+: free delivery nationwide
All other orders: €15 nationwide flat rate
(please NB delivery of 'offline' orders, those placed by telephone or personal visit, is also charged at €15 for purchases of less than €150, and is free of charge for purchases of €150 or more)
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Returns
Faulty bottles
Wine is a natural product: its variety is what makes it so interesting!
Sometimes, though, a faulty bottle turns up. It's rare, but it does happen.
We want you to enjoy the wines you buy from us, and we'd like you to enjoy doing business with us too.
If you are unlucky enough to receive a bad bottle, please let us know immediately by calling the office on 021 431 6000 and we'll issue a credit in compensation.
Broken or Damaged Deliveries
Despite our best efforts to wrap and pack securely, damage in transit occurs from time to time.
If there's a breakage, our couriers will normally return the whole fragrant mess to us straight away.
If, however, the damage isn't apparent until you open the box, we'd still prefer to have the whole parcel collected. We'll send you a replacement as soon as possible.
