Le Sang des Cailloux Doucinello Vacqueyras

Vacqueyras AOC, France

Le Sang des Cailloux's most approachable cuvée, from younger vines on the stony Vacqueyras terraces. Displaying generous red fruit, garrigue herbs, and warm Rhône spice in an accessible style that makes it one of the southern Rhône's best value wines.

Pairing intelligence

• main: Vacqueyras Grenache's garrigue character and generous fruit are ideally suited to Provençal lamb sausages; tapenade bridges the wine's olive notes while herbes de Provence create the aromatic unity of place.
• casual: The wine's southern Rhône character finds an ideal companion in pissaladière's caramelised onion and olive combination; the wine's fruit bridges the onion's sweetness while its garrigue character echoes the anchovy's umami.
• casual: The wine's generous fruit and modest tannin are ideally calibrated for a well-made spicy pizza; mozzarella's creaminess is refreshed by the wine's acidity while sausage's spice echoes the wine's garrigue warmth.
• cheese: The wine's garrigue herbs and red fruit find a pleasant match with aged goat cheese; dried fruit echoes the wine's warmth while the cheese's acidity bridges its own tartness.