"This 12-month barrel-aged cuvée, with its deep garnet-red color, reveals an intense, complex bouquet of undergrowth, leather, violets, black fruits and licorice. A supple attack opens onto a harmonious, round palate, with mellow tannins and a long, fruity finish". (Le Guide Hachette 2025).
Features
Estate
Domaine Bertrand-Bergé
Cuvée
Ancestrale
Vintage
2021
Designation
Fitou
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
Carignan, Syrah, Grenache noir, Mourvèdre
Terroirs
Clay-limestone soils, 30-year-old vines
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Destemming, sorting, crushing, temperature control, alternating punching of the cap and pumping over, 3 - 4 week maceration, pneumatic pressing.
Breeding
12 months in demi-muid for Mourvèdre and in barrel for Syrah, in vat for Carignan and Grenache
Alcohol content
14%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep garnet colour
Nose
Complex notes of intense fruit (blackberry and blackcurrant), undergrowth, leather and violet.
Mouth
Ample and gourmand, harmonious, good length, powerful, deep tannins
Serve
AT 16°C
Open
1 hour before decanting
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with terrines, simmered dishes, small game, osso bucco, leg of lamb, cassoulet...
Domaine Bertrand-Bergé
Fitou
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Vin noté 90/100
Rated domain (guide 2025) 3*Stars (High-quality production that sets the standard in its sector)
About the domain :
Jérôme Bertrand's rigor and hard work on the fine terroirs of Paziols have made the Bertrand-Bergé domaine the model for the entire appellation. The entry-level red wines are affordable and exceed Fitou's quality standards. The unctuous cuvée Jean Sirven bears the name of the grandfather, who was already working for quality viticulture at the beginning of the last century. With its breed and density, this cuvée is now one of the finest in the South of France. An essential Languedoc address.
Guide Hachette des vins
Vin noté (guide 2025) 1*Étoile (Vin très réussi)
Rated domain (guide 2025) Award-winning wines (Wines from this producer regularly win awards in the guide)
About the wine :
This 12-month barrel-aged cuvée, with its deep garnet-red color, reveals an intense, complex bouquet of undergrowth, leather, violets, black fruit and licorice. A supple attack opens onto a harmonious, round palate, with melted tannins and a long, fruity finish.
About the domain :
Following in the footsteps of his grandfather Jean Sirven, who made his own wine in the late 19th century. Jérôme Bertrand left the cooperative in 1993 to make his own wines. He was an early believer in the quality of Fitou's rugged terroirs, nurturing and developing the wines of the region, then elevating his 40-hectare estate to the ranks of the greats. Since the 2011 harvest, the vineyard has been certified organic.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Vin noté (guide 2025) 93/100
Rated domain (guide 2025) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the wine :
More in tune with the taste buds of honest tasters, Ancestrale brings the savory radiance of radiant fruit to the relief of deep, sensual, fresh tannins.
About the domain :
Located in Paziols, in the upper part of Fitou, on the border with the Pyrénées-Orientales, this estate has been part of the village for 6 generations. Jérôme, assisted by his sister and his wife Sabine, cultivates some forty hectares, divided into four islets, the main one of which is La Boulière, an area combining rolled pebbles and crushed limestone. Initially dedicated to reds, this terroir also reveals itself in dry whites. The 1911 cellar is well worth a visit. For those who wish to extend their stay in this wonderful setting, the estate offers gîtes and 4x4 tours of the vineyards.
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