"Mainly made from old Carignan vines, the 2017 Fitou Dennis Royal is a magnificent example of this hard-to-pin-down grape variety. It shows raspberries enhanced by simple notes of green pepper and herbs. It's medium to full-bodied, with silky tannins and a smooth, lingering finish.." (Wine Advocate). An expression of Carignan with a spicy, minty character!
Features
Estate
Domaine Les Mille Vignes
Cuvée
Dennis Royal
Vintage
2017
Designation
Fitou
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
À dominante de Carignan, vieilles vignes de 75 ans
Terroirs
Acid soil on a plateau with almond and kermes oak trees and limestone soil
Viticulture
Reasoned, organic approach
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
De-stemming, transfer to temperature-controlled tanks with small floating caps, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, vatting over 45 days with delestage, alternating punching of the cap and pumping over.
Breeding
In tank
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep garnet
Nose
Very typical "Carignan", aromas of blackberry, blueberry, garrigue
Mouth
Clean and fresh, balanced with silky tannins, soft and persistent finish
Serve
Decant at 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Production
2 700 bottles
Guard
8 years old
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with charcuterie, a fine piece of red meat, game, beef cheek tagine, mature cheeses...
Domain Les Mille Vignes
Fitou
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2024 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the domain :
In 2000, Valérie Guérin took over the estate built up over the years by her father Jacques, a professor of oenology. Thirteen parcels of very old vines are meticulously cultivated, yields are low, vinification is very natural and there is no barrel ageing. The wines are harmonious, full of flavor and freshness, and very seductive in their naturalness. The cuvées dennis-royal, made from 75-year-old carignan, and les-vendangeurs-de-la-violette are as fabulous as ever. The 2016 vintage will have to be waited for, as the extraction seems to be more advanced than usual.
Guide Hachette des vins
Domain rated (guide 2024) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
The thousand vines of the early days have been transformed by purchases and plantings into an 11-hectare estate in the Fitou maritime region. Created in 1979 by Jacques Guérin, a former professor of viticulture at the Lycée d'Orange, the estate has been run by his daughter Valérie since 2000.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2019 guide) 90-92/100 (Wonderful wine)
Domain rated (guide 2024) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the wine:
Mainly made from old Carignan vines, the 2017 Fitou Dennis Royal is a magnificent example of this hard-to-pin-down grape variety. It features raspberries enhanced by simple notes of green pepper and herbs. It's medium to full-bodied, with silky tannins and a smooth, lingering finish.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2020 guide) 93/100
Domaine rated (2025 guide) 2*Stars (These great estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, because of their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
With Dennis Royal, we've achieved a breathtaking balance. It's a beautiful image of what old Carignan vines in the area can produce.
About the domain :
For two decades, Valérie Guérin, recently joined by her sister Agnès, has been passionately defending this small estate in the La Palme sector (in the maritime part of the Fitou appellation). Massal selections, extremely low yields of less than 20 hl/ha (which explain the high prices) and long vatting periods are her watchwords. The result is an ideal combination of ripeness and freshness in the bottle. Multiple passages through the plots give rise to a table rosé, three reds and four vins de liqueur. These characterful cuvées are uniquely concentrated, and while they may seem massive when young, they become wonderfully refined with age.
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