Domaine de la Garance - Les Armières 2015

Name: Domaine de la Garance - Les Armières 2015
Brand: Domaine de la Garance
Rating: 4.1 (9 reviews)

Coteaux du Languedoc|Red wine

Languedoc

Red

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4.1/5 (9 customers)

16/20

RVF

Les Armières showcases the terroir of Domaine de la Garance, carrying its identity. The vines are one hundred years old, the Carignan adapted. There's fruit, acidity, substance and the determination to make a great red wine, which can also be kept by its development in the bottle.

Features

Estate

Domaine de la Garance

Cuvée

Les Armières

Vintage

2015

Designation

Coteaux du Languedoc

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

100% Carignan

Viticulture

non-certified organic

Harvest

at optimum maturity

Winemaking

in whole bunches

Breeding

24 months in concrete vats and oak barrels

Alcohol content

13,5 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

deep purple color

Nose

red fruit aromas: blackcurrant buds, garrigue with a hint of fresh menthol

Mouth

fine balance between acidity, fruit and substance

Serve

decant at 14-16°C

Open

2 hours before

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2027

Food and wine pairing

to enjoy with duck breast with pepper, beef estouffade with porcini mushrooms...

Domaine de la Garance

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Expert opinion

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

Wine rated (2018 guide) 16/20 + Coup de Coeur (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (2019 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

After a period with the cooperative, Pierre Quinonero and Murielle Clavier proceeded with their first bottling with the 1998 vintage. Situated at the foot of the village of Caux, the vineyard includes old carignan, ugnis and clairette vines, some of which are over a hundred years old. The Grenache and Syrah replantings are the result of massal selections. In the cellar built by friends, the option of whole harvest and long maceration yields a red, Les Armières (90% Carignan), with solid acidity and tannins refined in concrete vats and wooden tuns. Refusing to take the easy way out, the small production of white wines is not lacking in originality. The demanding style makes the wines sometimes difficult to access for neophytes.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.1/5

out of 9 reviews

Note and review by M. FABRICE F. Published on 10/02/2019

1 bottle in 2018, decanted then re-bottled in the morning for an evening meal, explosive nose of red fruit, then cherry in alcohol (kirsch), "airy" mouth, melted tannin, very light acidity, very good wine.