"This vintage displays fine tannins in a smooth, well-coated texture, powerful with Mediterranean flavors." (Le Guide Bettane + Desseauve). A refined, elegant, and complex vintage, highlighting the aging potential of the region's wines. Try it with a rack of lamb in a herb crust!
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Eye
Deep, intense garnet color
Nose
Fragrances of sweet spices and crème de cassis enhanced by balsamic and slightly vanilla notes.
Mouth
Full-bodied and complex, with elegant, mellow, and silky tannins.
Serve
At 18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2027
Food and wine pairings
Pairs well with rack of lamb with herb crust, blood sausage with two kinds of apples, spicy Middle Eastern cuisine (Lebanese, Moroccan, etc.).
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 90/100
Rated estate (2024 guide) 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About wine:
This vintage displays fine tannins in a smooth texture, well-coated and powerful with Mediterranean flavors.
About the estate:
Robert Joyeux juggled his career as an industrialist with extensive renovation work on the property, enabling him to create the Corbières he had always dreamed of: elegant and expressing the complexity and variety of its terroirs. Since 2011, he and his wife Geneviève have devoted themselves full-time to their estate, and their son Hubert has recently joined them to promote this fine wine around the world. The estate has been certified organic since 2013. The grapes are cared for to perfection, with gentle extraction, no crushing, and gravity-fed processing, resulting in generous yet refined and sincere wines. The Inédite cuvée displays depth and structure, while the exuberant and characterful cuvée numéro-1 lives up to its name. We were also impressed by the new La Coume cuvée, which is invigorating and fresh. The whites and rosés are delicious.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated estate (2024 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the estate:
La Cendrillon? A locality in Ornaisons, at the foot of the Fontfroide massif, a former inn along the Roman road that linked Narbonnaise to Aquitaine. A native of the region, entrepreneur Robert Joyeux took over the family estate in 1993 and spared no expense in investing in new plantings and a new winery. Today, 42 hectares have been certified organic since the end of 2012.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Wine rating (2020 guide) 91/100 (Outstanding wine)
About wine:
[...] Unpublished 2017, aged in oak barrels, offers notes of oil, crushed stone, licorice, and blueberry on the nose. It is a supple and full-bodied wine, very seductive on the palate, offering lots of flavor without being overly heavy, and ending with a long and silky finish.
Jeb Dunnuck
Wine rated 92/100
Rated Recommended