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Bardi d'Alquier - Faugères Les Premières 2020

Bardi d'Alquier - Faugères Les Premières 2020

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4.3/5 (3 customers)

91/100

James Suckling

91/100

RVF

fond
red berries
ready to drink

"A fine introduction to the 2020 vintage, balanced and dense, with great finesse, a sure bet."

"Racy berries, peppery spices, dried thyme, oregano, and red earth. Medium-bodied with firm tannins. Harmonious and spicy with lively berries on the mid-palate before a savory finish. Drink now or hold." (James Suckling 2022)

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Estate

Domaine Bardi d'Alquier

Vintage

Les Premières

Vintage

2020

Designation

Faugères

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

Syrah, Grenache, Mourvèdre

Terroirs

Grey shale soils, lower slopes, rocky terrain, and sparse vegetation

Viticulture

In conversion to organic farming

Grape harvest

Manuals

Wine making

Partial destemming, long fermentation, bottling without filtration

Livestock farming

12 to 14 months in partially new barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

Ruby red color, full of freshness and brightness, with purple highlights

Nose

Warm and balanced, expressing notes of pepper and spices.

Mouth

Round and silky, with fine, supple tannins and beautiful harmony.

Serve

Decant at 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy with oven-roasted pigeon, lobster andouillette, matured beef carpaccio, naturally cooked turbot with honey carrots, truffle ravioli, 24-month aged Comté cheese...

More information on Domaine Bardi d'Alquier

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Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the estate:

 

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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

Wine rated (2024 guide) 91/100

Rated estate (2025 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)

About wine:

Les Premières, made from the earliest-ripening young vines, is a wonderful introduction to this balanced and dense 2020 vintage. It reveals spicy notes and a blood orange finish.

About the estate:

Sophie and Thibaud Bardi de Fourtou took over this historic estate in Faugères in 2017. The wines we tasted for this edition are the last examples of the transition between Jean-Michel Alquier and the new owners. The couple's goal? To perpetuate the style of the estate, whose vineyard is dominated by old Syrah vines from massal selections (among the first planted in Languedoc in the 1960s by Jean-Michel Alquier's father, Gilbert), complemented by Mourvèdre and Grenache. We remain attentive to this new turning point.

James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (2022 guide) 91/100

About wine:

Racy berries, peppery spices, dried thyme, oregano, and red earth. Medium-bodied with firm tannins. Harmonious and spicy with lively berries on the mid-palate before a savory finish. Drink now or cellar.

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4.3/5

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