Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette - Le Grand Pas 2011

Name: Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette - Le Grand Pas 2011
Brand: Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette
Rating: 4 (8 reviews)

Coteaux du Languedoc|Red wine

Languedoc

Red

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Drink or Keep

4/5 (8 customers)

16,5/20

RVF

92/100

Robert Parker

"Tasted in bottle, Le Grand Pas 2011 is a bottle that has it all! Loaded with hints of viandé, vanilla, spice box and sun-kissed sweet red fruit, this medium-bodied, beautifully textured wine will deliver its riches over the next 5 to 7 years. A blend of Grenache, Carignan and Syrah aged 18 months in wooden vats, not to be missed". (Wine Advocate - Robert Parker). All the richness of the Larzac terraces!

Features

Estate

Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette

Cuvée

Le Grand Pas

Vintage

2011

Designation

Coteaux du Languedoc

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

70% Grenache, 20% Carignan, 5% Syrah, 5% Cinsault

Terroirs

limestone scree terraces surrounded by drystone walls called clapas, nestled at an altitude of 350 metres at the foot of the Larzac plateau

Viticulture

organic farming

Harvest

100% manual

Winemaking

total destemming, fermentation in 50hl wooden vats with indigenous yeasts, traditional vinification

Breeding

1 year in oak barrels and vats

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

deep, dark color

Nose

fruity, spicy nose evoking the scents of the South

Mouth

a great wine, complex and fine, elegant and long, with great depth

Serve

decant at 16°-17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2023

Food and wine pairing

after airing, it will be perfect with a fricassee of porcini mushrooms and pata negra, a veal chop with parmesan or a lamb tagine with honey and dates...

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Expert opinion

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Area rated Recommended (Recommended)

About the domain :

Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette has 20 hectares of biodynamic vines, planted on terraces with low dry-stone walls known as "clapas". It is perched at an altitude of 350 m in the Larzac foothills. Julien Zernott and Delphine Rousseau settled here in 2003. With the help of the intense biodiversity of the surrounding area and the exclusive use of organic products, they work the vineyard in a way that respects nature.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2014 guide) 92/100 (Outstanding wine)

About the wine:

Tasted in bottle, Le Grand Pas 2011 is a bottle that has it all! Loaded with hints of viandé, vanilla, spice box and sun-kissed sweet red fruit, this medium-bodied, beautifully textured wine will deliver its richness over the next 5 to 7 years. A blend of Grenache, Carignan and Syrah aged 18 months in wooden vats, not to be missed.

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

Wine rated (2014 guide) 16.5/20 (Very good wine)

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 wine:

The Grand Pas 2011 is the most complete red, both deep and delicious, built on a ripe, dense structure: a wine to be aged for two years in the cellar.

About the domain :

Located to the north-west of the Terrasses du Larzac, in the beautiful area of Pégairolles de l'Escale and Lauroux, this 20-hectare estate has been owned by Julien and Delphine Zernott since 2003. The vineyard comprises some fifty terraces on limestone scree, with a high proportion of very old vines. This terroir is in good hands with this talented and determined couple. While the whites confirm their great elegance, all the reds presented this year are of the highest order, graceful, with exemplary tactile management and ageing.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4/5

out of 8 reviews

Note and review by M. ERIC T. Published on 26/04/2013

Powerful, complex and consistent, this organic estate is a benchmark for me, a wine to be waited for as it offers good ageing potential. Enjoy the CLAPAS and "Petit pas" cuvées straight away, which are also excellent.