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Château Tire Pé - Vin de France L'Échappée 2019

Bordeaux

Red

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Drink

15,5/20

RVF

-

Sélectionné

RVF

castet
mancin
forgotten grape variety
confidential
originality

"Assembly of Castet and Mancin

"Castets and Mancin des palus make up this wine, with its fresh fruit, white flower notes, commendable acidity and delicious flavor. One of those wines that are said to be juicy and deep, the kind you finish the keel of in two seconds." (La Revue du Vin de France - November 2022). A rare and unprecedented cuvée, l'Échappée brings out of oblivion two great ancestral grape varieties of the Bordeaux region. Castet, which flourished in Aquitaine's vineyards before being forgotten after the ravages of phylloxera around 1880. Mancin des palus may date back to medieval times, and in the 18th century had a great reputation as a grape variety found in certain Graves and Médoc grands crus! An incredible story for this equally incredible cuvée.

Features

Estate

Château Tire Pé

Cuvée

L'Échappée

Vintage

2019

Designation

Vin de France

Region

Bordeaux

Grape varieties

Assemblage de deux cépages ancestraux de la région bordelaise : le Castet et le Mancin

Terroirs

Clay-limestone soils

Viticulture

Ecocert-certified organic

Harvest

Manual at "just right" maturity

Winemaking

Gentle (no "forced" extraction but rather in "infusion" mode) at moderate fermentation temperature (24-28°), no fining, total SO2 30 mg/ L approx.

Breeding

16 months in earthenware jars

Alcohol content

13%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Surprising notes of pepper, liquorice, white flowers, spices, camphor and wild berries

Mouth

A rare and unprecedented cuvee with a smooth attack, a silky body and a crisp mouthfeel.

Serve

AT 14-16°C

Drink before

2025

Guard

0 to 5 years

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Accompanies charcuterie boards, especially peppered ones, soft cheeses, pork ribs with spicy barbecue sauce, chicken tikka massala, osso bucco, etc.

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

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

About the domain :

With 13.5 hectares of vines, David Barrault produces three main cuvées: tire-pé, a wine for immediate pleasure vinified in vats, made almost entirely from Merlot; les-malbecs, from the only parcel of Malbec grown by massal selection; and la-côte, a racy wine that doesn't try to caricature the greats, but expresses its own personality. There's also a delicious rosé, powerful and fresh, and the recently launched cuvée tire'vin'vite, 100% merlot, sulfite-free, to be drunk quickly, as its name suggests, a pure delight.

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

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

Rated wine (guide 2022) Selected

Domaine rated (2023 guide) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine:

Castets and Mancin des palus make up this wine, with its fresh fruit, white flower notes, commendable acidity and delicious flavor. One of those wines said to be juicy and deep, the kind you can finish in two minutes.

About the domain :

At the far end of the Saint-Macaire hills, near La Réole, the terroir of Hélène and David Barrault's small estate is a curiosity. The almost flush limestone soil, on which the classic Merlot, Malbec and Cabernet Franc grapes are planted, has a remarkable identity. What's more, in 2012 the couple planted massal selections of rare grape varieties, unearthed from the depths of Gironde ampelography. It was no mean feat to find the plants, but the results in the bottle live up to expectations. Nothing is ordinary on this estate, not even the grape varieties, nor the methods of ageing in demi-muid, concrete vats and jars.

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