Mas Cal Demoura - Les Combariolles 2014
Languedoc
Red
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Drink or Keep
18/20
Bettane & Desseauve
Cuvée Les Combariolles offers extra breed and depth compared to L'Infidèle, with a sappy, elegant energy. As always, this parcel selection is less open in its youth: the wine's balance already lets you taste the vibrancy of this magnificent stony terroir. The years will magnify it with grace!
Features
Estate
Mas Cal Demoura
Cuvée
Les Combariolles
Vintage
2014
Designation
Terrasses du Larzac
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
20% Mourvèdre, 50% Syrah, 20% Carignan, 10% Grenache
Terroirs
limestone gravel soils, very filtering and deep. Mediterranean climate cooled by winds
Viticulture
certified organic
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
harvest partially destemmed. Controlled fermentation temperatures. Long vatting periods (25 to 45 days)
Breeding
by grape variety and plot. 12 months in demi-muids (1/4 new, 3/4 from 1 to 10 wines). Blending followed by 7 months in stainless steel vats before bottling.
Alcohol content
14 %
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
deep red colour
Nose
deep black fruit, mineral and intense
Mouth
very well-balanced, complex and elegant
Serve
decant at 15-17°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2016
Drink before
2024
Food and wine pairing
enjoy with leg of lamb and pan-fried cloves, wild duck with celery and truffles, filet mignon, veal confit in goose fat...
Mas Cal Demoura
Coteaux du Languedoc
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated (2016 guide) 18/20 + Coup de Coeur (Vintage 2013) (Reference wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 4*Stars (Top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)
About the domain :
Rigor and care, intelligence and precision, along with a clear idea of what makes a great wine, have brought the reds of the talented Vincent Goumard to the top. They were exemplary classics that never tended towards austerity. The evolution, without losing any of these qualities, towards a confounding sensuality is the culmination of a cycle, where precision and finesse of tannins dominate. The whites are progressing, with a cuvée l'étincelle that is confoundingly fresh. New in 2020: the entire range will be bottled in Burgundy.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the domain :
In 2004, after a career in consulting, Vincent and Isabelle Goumard took over this beautiful estate founded in the early 1990s by Jean-Pierre Jullien. They had previously visited some twenty estates in Languedoc and Roussillon, but the power of the place, in the heart of the Terrasses du Larzac, won them over. The couple quickly demonstrated the full extent of their talent, with a very fine understanding of their plot of land and geological variations, a respect for plants and a high level of viticultural standards. Over the years, their style has become increasingly refined, with wines that are more and more delicate and complex, with elegant substance and magnificent ageing potential. Mas Cal Demoura is unquestionably one of the region's benchmarks. After an interesting but somewhat sub-par 2021 vintage, the estate produced a superb 2022. The third star is clearly in its sights.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
5/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. JACQUES R. Published on 01/11/2017
Immense Favorite for this cuvée, full of pleasure, precision and I'd even say bewitchment. At the level of the greatest wines, I'll find it hard to wait for ageing, which should bring out other aromas.
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Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 10/11/2016
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