2015 Le Chemin Vers L'Hérésie Grenache & Trouver L'Arène Syrah
- Le Chemin Vers L'Hérésie Grenache and Trouver L'Arène Syrah
shipped together in Spring 2018.
- The names
Le Chemin Vers L'Hérésie
and Trouver L'Arène
are both French and relate to a speech given by President Theodore Roosevelt in Paris in 1910 which
Manfred has found inspiring.
- According to Manfred, Le Chemin Vers L'Hérésie is French for
the path to heresy
and Trouver L'Arène
is French for
Finding the Arena.
- See the magnum set box lid below.
- Le Chemin Vers L'Hérésie Grenache is …
- 75% Grenache, 13% Mourvèdre, 8% Touriga Nacional, and 4% Petite Sirah.
- Aged about 22 months in 11% new French oak, 89% used oak (various sizes).
- 44% whole clusters.
- 35% Third Twin Estate, 28% Cumulus Estate, 26% Eleven Confessions Estate, 9% Bien Nacido,
and 2% Molly Aida Estate Vyds.
- Bottled on August 21, 2017 into 1204 cases of 750s and 600 magnums.
- Trouver L'Arène Syrah is …
- 80.5% Syrah, 7% Petite Syrah, 7% Mourvèdre, 3.5% Viognier, and 2% Grenache.
- Entirely from estate vineyards:
37% Third Twin, 36% Eleven Confessions, and 27% Cumulus.
- Spent about 22 months in French oak barrels, of which 48% were new.
- 34% whole clusters.
- has an acidity of 7.3g/l
- Bottled into 1778 cases of 750s and 600 magnums.
Here is a 9-pack of each.
The Le Chemin Vers L'Hérésie Grenache came in tan tissue paper.
The Trouver L'Arène Syrah came in black tissue paper.
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The Le Chemin Vers L'Hérésie Grenache came with a gold capsule in tan tissue paper.
The Trouver L'Arène Syrah came with a black capsule in black tissue paper.
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Magnums of these two wines were sold in a wood-boxed set containing one
Le Chemin Vers L'Hérésie Grenache (tan tissue paper, gold capsule)
and one Trouver L'Arène Syrah (black tissue paper, black capsule).
The portion of the speech given by President Theodore Roosevelt in Paris in 1910
which Manfred quoted in his offer letter is etched on the lid of the wood box:
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The winery has confirmed that no 3L bottles of 2015 Le Chemin Vers L'Hérésie Grenache or
Trouver L'Arène Syrah were made.
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