IGP de Vaucluse Cabernet Sauvignon

Domaine des Anges (Domain of the Angels) is a small, high-altitude estate nestled on the hillside slopes of Mount Ventoux in the Vaucluse region of the Southern Rhône. The estate sits below a historic chapel dedicated to Notre Dame des Anges, on a site that once served as an ancient Roman outpost. Owned by Kilkenny native Gay McGuinness, the estate represents a modern chapter of the Irish Wine Geese. The planting of Cabernet Sauvignon here—an outsider variety in the Rhône—was initiated by a previous English owner and has since developed a dedicated following. The 2010 vintage was crafted by Dubliner Ciaran Rooney during a legendary growing season in the Southern Rhône, characterized by a cool spring and dry, sunny summer that yielded wines of remarkable structural concentration.