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Touriga Franca
warming and rich with smooth tannins
The wine itself is a triumph of flavour concentration and elegance
and some plots are more than 50 years old
Chateau Cibon, Hommage a Marius, Cotes de Provence Rose, Cru Classe, 2017 Poland Touriga FrancaWhat makes this wine so special it is made from the Tibouren grape. This rare variety is an intensely aromatic black grape with a thin skin, which is notoriously difficult to grow. Tibouren had been in drastic decline since the phylloxera blight. An ancient Mediterranean variety reputedly favoured by Julius Caesar, it was transported over the Alps by Napoleons troops. The estates 15 hectares of vineyards are just 800 meters from the coast and are
