Domaine Magellan - Pézénas 2010

Name: Domaine Magellan - Pézénas 2010
Brand: Domaine Magellan
Rating: 3.1 (21 reviews)

Coteaux du Languedoc|Red wine|Organic

Languedoc

Red

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Drink or Keep

3.1/5 (21 customers)

2*Étoiles

Hachette

90/100

Wine Spectator

Notes : Guide Hachette 2**(Remarkable wine), Wine Spectator 90/100
"An intense, powerful wine with an almost black purple color. The aromatic palette reflects the surrounding garrigue, complemented by cherry brandy. On the palate, it combines concentration and freshness, roundness and well-crafted tannins. If it can be served now with prime rib, it's still a wine in the making". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins)

Features

Estate

Domaine Magellan

Cuvée

Pézénas

Vintage

2010

Designation

Coteaux du Languedoc

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

50% Syrah, 50% Grenache

Terroirs

Triassic sandstone and silt soils, 2.5 ha plot planted with half Syrah facing north and half Grenache facing south

Viticulture

organic farming

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

simple, no technology, no added yeast... Temperature control for gentle extractions, especially at the start of fermentation.

Breeding

12 months in 3 to 6-wine Burgundy barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Bright ruby color

Nose

with aromas of red fruit, dominated by raspberry

Mouth

Very fruity attack, long, elegant finish with very fine tannins. A very seductive wine

Serve

at 14-17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2015

Production

10 000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

A déguster sur une belle pièce de boeuf, des petits gibiers à plume, des fromages...<br/>

Domain Magellan

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2018 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))

About the domain :

These wines are full of character, richly fruited, with a fine texture and well-balanced freshness, and are still very easy to drink.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2013 guide) 2**Stars (Outstanding wine)

Domain rated (guide 2021) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

When a Burgundian becomes a Southerner by understanding the specificity of Mediterranean wines and betting on the blending of grape varieties and terroirs (sandstone and gravelly terraces for these Syrah and Grenache), the results are not long in coming. And so, for this third vintage in the appellation, Bruno Lafon and Sylvie Legros make a remarkable entrance with an intense wine, powerful in its almost black purple color. The aromatic palette reflects the surrounding garrigue, complemented by cherry brandy. On the palate, it combines concentration and freshness, roundness and well-crafted tannins. If it can be served now with prime rib, it's still a wine in the making that can be kept until 2014 or 2015.

About the domain :

Bruno Lafon inherited his father's passion for wine and Burgundian rigor. Seduced by the Languedoc terroir, he joined forces with Sylvie Legros in 1999 to restore this 32-hectare estate, which is run using organic methods.

Wine Spectator

Rated 90/100 (Very good wine)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.1/5

on 21 reviews