Chasm de Cabrespine Minervois 2019

Not every red wine justifies a journey into the depths of the Earth. But this one does. Chasm de Cabrespine is a bold, velvety red wine from Minervois in southern France––and you have exclusive U.S. access to this world-first…

On a mission to achieve winemaking perfection, winemaker Sylvain Delabre had a unique, daring idea. He handpicked finest parcels of Syrah and Grenache from tiny vineyards high in the Black Mountains above Carcassonne. Then decided to age the wine a total of six years’ in a giant, underground chasm.

The initial ageing happens in clay amphorae nestled in the upper reaches of the Gouffre Géant de Cabrespine, a massive cave located in the Occitanie region of France, near Carcassonne. Once bottled, the wine is then carefully lowered––first by rope pulley, then by hand––into a subterranean river 200 metres below ground. Here, the wine rests in complete darkness, with ideal humidity and pressure.

The unique environment creates a brightness, complexity and vibrancy you won’t find in ordinary cellars. And the resulting wine brims with dark cherries, ripe blackberries, hints of jasmine and violets accented by notes of liquorice across a long, spicy finish.

When Mark Hoddy, our southern French wine expert, last visited the cave, it took him four hours and a climb equal to scaling the Empire State Building to retrieve just one single bottle. A wild adventure––but one that delivers a wine worthy of the effort.

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