Mas Jullien 2016

Name: Mas Jullien 2016
Brand: Mas Jullien
Rating: 4.2 (10 reviews)

Coteaux du Languedoc|Rosé wine

Languedoc

Rosé

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4.2/5 (10 customers)

By restoring this rich and diverse vineyard to its former glory, Olivier Jullien is without doubt the figurehead of the Languedoc's finest winemakers. His maceration rosé shines with aromatic intensity and freshness, with great finesse and remarkable length... A very fine cuvée, and certainly one of the best rosés in the region!

Features

Estate

Mas Jullien

Vintage

2016

Designation

Coteaux du Languedoc

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

15% Grenache, 15% Carignan, 30% Mourvèdre, 30% Cinsault

Terroirs

clay-limestone soils, cailloutis on high terraces of the Hérault, stony but deep soils

Viticulture

certified organic

Harvest

at optimum maturity

Winemaking

static cold settling and transfer to fermentation tanks with temperature control at around 20/22°C

Breeding

in vats, on fine lees until February of the following year

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

deep color

Nose

fruity, spicy, dried flower and precious wood aromas.

Mouth

winey, fluid and sustained sensation. Fresh and unctuous.

Serve

at 10-12°C

Open

1/2 hour before

Drink from

2017

Drink before

2020

Food and wine pairing

A perfect accompaniment to spring and summer meals, from aperitifs and starters to grilled meats and paëlla...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2019 guide) 4*Stars (Very high quality producers, the glories of the French vineyard)

About the domain :

Settled in Jonquières, west of Montpellier, Olivier Jullien's intuition and intelligence have enabled him to raise the quality of the region's wines to the highest level, and he has led a whole generation of young winemakers to follow in his footsteps. He set up in 1985, and his estate now comprises 18 hectares of land with a wide variety of soils (clay-limestone, silica, sandstone), cultivated without certification (the estate was certified in the past) in an unclaimed organic farming approach to avoid dogma. Autour-de-Jonquières corresponds to the original terroir of Mas Jullien on parcels of essentially limestone scree. Carlan comes from schist at altitudes of 200 to 400 meters, and a new cuvée, Lous-Rougeos, comes from high-altitude terroirs that were almost abandoned, at the foot of the collapsing Larzac plateau. All the reds are at the very top of the Languedoc and fully evoke its typicity, with notes of sage, garrigue and thyme complemented by constant freshness. They evolve slowly and age admirably. Great whites and rosés too.

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

Domaine rated (guide 2021) 3*Stars (They represent the excellence of the French vineyard. The best terroirs cultivated by the greatest winemakers. Tasting their wine is always a magical moment)

About the domain :

More than any other Languedoc winegrower, Olivier Jullien commands the admiration and respect of his peers. From the terraces of Larzac, he is one of the main architects of the renaissance of rigorous viticulture, in search of combinations and nuances between the variety of soils and the use of indigenous grape varieties. The sincerity of this visionary, who shuns competition, shines through in his deep, digestible and generous wines, southern in their intensity and diversity of flavors, rather than simply in the ripeness of the grapes and their illusory richness in alcohol. Fresh, full-bodied reds, meticulously matured to shine over fifteen years of ageing, as well as a magnificent white that stands out from the crowd, make this estate a benchmark.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.2/5

out of 10 reviews