Lot presentation

IGP Méditerranée Abbaye de Lérins Cuvée Saint Lambert Lérina SARL 2008

The wine

Lambert is a wine made solely from Mourvèdre, a grape renowned for its ability to resist extreme heat. Tasting reveals an intense purple appearance and an aromatic bouquet typical of the Mourvèdre grape. It features animal, leather touches combined with fig and prune. This powerful wine is structured by ripe tannins, and has a long finish.

About the Producer Lérins

Lérins Abbey is on Saint Honorat island, which is one of the Lérins islands in the famous Bay of Cannes. This island has been devoted to monastic life for sixteen centuries. There is currently a community of about twenty monks who, in addition to their life of prayer, tend a vineyard and produce very high quality wines that have gained a reputation beyond France's borders. The vines grow in rich, clayey soil, surrounded by a mixed forest containing eucalyptus and olive trees that are several hundred years old. The abbey produces several wines. Cuvée Saint Pierre is a blend of Clairette and Chardonnay. Two red wines are also available for sale: Saint Honorat and Saint Saveur; both are made from old Syrah vines, with Saint Saveur also being aged in new wood after vinification. Lérins Abbey has produced several "cuveés de prestige" for some years: Saint-Césaire, a Chardonnay, Saint-Lambert, a Mourvèdre, and Saint-Salonius, which is predominantly Pinot Noir. All three wines have received critical praise.