Domaine Les Capréoles - Beaujolais-Lantignié Alio Pacto 2020
Beaujolais
Red
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Drink or Keep
15/20
RVF
-
92/100
James Suckling
"Another face of Beaujolais
Stemming from an old vineyard parcel located on a Lantignié microgranite vein, this cuvée was harvested for the first time in 2018 after several years ravaged by hail. With its nose of ripe red fruit, cherries in brandy, mentholated and camphorated, Alio Pacto offers a silky, dense wine with lovely juice and a fresh finish. Its tannins are already silky, although it's easy to imagine that a few years will allow it to blossom even further. Discover another face of Beaujolais, a cru cultivated in another way, alio pacto in Latin, for divine pleasure!
Features
Estate
Domaine Les Capréoles
Cuvée
Alio Pacto
Vintage
2020
Designation
Beaujolais-Lantignié
Region
Beaujolais
Grape varieties
100% Gamay
Terroirs
Granitic arenes (Saprolite), vines with an average age of 70 years. Old vineyard on a southwest-facing slope, located on a Lantignié microgranite vein. Harvested for the first time in 2018, only the best vintages will be bottled.
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Whole bunch maceration for 2 weeks, indigenous yeasts and no sulfur during fermentation.
Breeding
18 months in old oak barrels
Alcohol content
13.5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Ruby
Nose
Intense, ripe red fruit, cherries in brandy, mentholated, camphorated.
Mouth
Silky, dense, full of juice, fresh finish, already silky tannins, even if the wine still needs ageing to come into its own. This is another face of Beaujolais Cru, cultivated in another way (alio pacto, in Latin), for another pleasure.
Serve
AT 15-16°C
Drink before
2040
Guard
Up to 20 years
Food and wine pairing
Goes well with goose rillettes, brie fritters, oeufs mollets à la reine, andouillette, coq au vin, etc.
Domaine Les Capréoles
Beaujolais
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Cédric Lecareux and his wife Catherine gave birth to Domaine de Capréoles in July 2014 with three hectares of adjoining vines, an area added to by two hectares two years later. From beaujolais-villages to cru régnié, everything is recommendable, with, it seems to us, more refined maturation. A fine address.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
Cédric Lecareux - who arrived from Languedoc-Roussillon, where he officiated at estates belonging to the Gérard Bertrand group - and his wife, originally from Beaujolais, bought this 250-year-old estate in 2014. They now cultivate 8 hectares of organic vines planted like a garden around the property, with an exceptional view of Régnié-Durette's two bell towers.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated 15/20 (Vintage 2019) (Good wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
Cédric Lecareux is one of those neo-winemakers who are making a difference in Beaujolais. Technical director of a major Languedoc wine merchant for six harvests, he settled in Régnié with his wife Catherine, an agricultural engineer like himself, on an abandoned estate. As soon as they arrived, in 2014, they committed to organic certification, confirmed in 2017. Adhering to the maxim "The rule is that there are no rules", they adapt the de-stemming and ageing process to suit each year.
James Suckling
Rated 92/100 (Vintage 2019)
Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended
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