Domaine de la Madone - Fleurie La Madone Vieilles Vignes 2010

Name: Domaine de la Madone - Fleurie La Madone Vieilles Vignes 2010
Brand: Domaine de La Madone
Rating: 3.4 (10 reviews)

Fleurie|Red wine

Beaujolais

Red

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Drink or Keep

3.4/5 (10 customers)

Notes : RVF 16.5/20, Grand Or au Gamay du Monde
"With its slightly firm tannins, La Madone also lacks aromatic reserve. But its potential is there, and can be judged by the mineral length on the finish. To be cellared for five years. (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2013 - RVF). A full, supple Fleurie with lovely fine tannins and a lingering finish, it has everything to please!

Features

Estate

Domaine de La Madone

Cuvée

Vieilles Vignes

Vintage

2010

Designation

Fleurie

Region

Beaujolais

Grape varieties

100% Gamay

Terroirs

pink granite soil, south-southwest exposure

Viticulture

vine cultivation using integrated pest management

Harvest

Entirely manual, severe table sorting in the vineyard

Winemaking

traditional, vatting from 9 to 12 days

Breeding

10 months in vats

Alcohol content

13%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

deep color

Nose

lovely, fragrant nose, exhaling scents of red berries and spicy notes

Mouth

full and supple with fine tannins and a lingering finish

Serve

at 13-15°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2012

Drink before

2020

Food and wine pairing

A savourer sur une blanquette de veau, une andouillette, un petit salé aux lentilles... <br/>

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

Established for 5 generations on the most famous cru La Madone in Fleurie, the Després family produces a highly consistent range of elegant, well-balanced Fleuries. Jean-Pierre Després' son Arnaud created the Domaine du Niagara in 2005. This year, he is due to take over the family estate and manage the whole operation from now on. A tall order for a famous but difficult cru. The latest vintages live up to the estate's reputation, and the wide range of wines offers a risk-free choice at reasonable prices.

Guide Hachette des vins

Domaine noté (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Established since 1984 with his wife Maryse, Jean-Marc Després, one of the leaders of the fleurie appellation, handed over his domaine in 2018 to his son Arnaud, who is now in charge of 18 ha close to an emblematic site of the appellation: the chapelle de la Madone. Other label: Dom. du Niagara.

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Domaine noté (guide 2022) 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 :

Jean-Marc Després is a discreet winemaker who speaks to you with his eyes... and with his wines! His son Arnaud joined him in 2005. He took over his great-grandfather's vineyards, which he distributes under the Domaine Niagara label, modified the way the vines are cultivated and planted new plots, including Viognier on granite. For the quality of its welcome, the straightforwardness of its wines and the delicacy of its inn, La Madone is a welcome stopover in Beaujolais.

Jancis Robinson

Rated domain (guide 2022) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.4/5

out of 10 reviews