Raspberry and garrigue-scents are the two hallmark aroma and flavour profiles of the 2020 Cairanne from Domaine Roche. Medium to ful bodied and chock full of red berry fruit alongside wonderfully soft and dusty tannins. This is a wine to drink over the next 4-5 years. Perfect when served alongside lamb, roast beef and aged cheese.

There is always something thrilling about Cairanne. The ancient hill-top village and beautiful hillsides do nothing to dispel this feeling, and even tasting in Romain Roche's exceeding cold and damp cellar cannot detract from the experience. Among all the villages entitled to append their name after Côtes-du-Rhône Village, Cairanne stands out. With the local AOP having finalised the boundaries and having updated its rules it appears that 2014 will mark the inaugural vintage of Cairanne as a cru.

Despite being one of the youngest winemakers in Cairanne and owning one of the newest domaines in the village, Romain Roche is descended from generations of winegrowers. He currently farms 25 hectares on a rockly plain bordering Rasteau and Plan de Dieu.

James recently visited the Southern Rhône, visiting domaines and tastings hundreds of wines. It is fair to say that the wines of Domaine Roche left an impression, we are thrilled to bring these wines to Ireland and to share the pleasure that Romain imbues his wines with.

"The 2020 Cairanne shows the more elegant, charming, pretty style of this appellation, revealing notes of Provençal garrigue, violets, candied strawberries, and black raspberries. Medium-bodied, seamless, and downright pretty, it's going to drink nicely right out of the gate and put a smile on your face over the coming 5-7 years."
90-92 points.
Jeb Dunnuck, jebdunnuck.com (January 2022)