Domaine des Capriers - Les Larmes d'Ema rouge 2016

Name: Domaine des Capriers - Les Larmes d'Ema rouge 2016
Brand: Domaine des Capriers
Rating: 4.4 (5 reviews)

IGP Côtes de Thongue|Red wine

Languedoc

Red

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Drink or Keep

4.4/5 (5 customers)

2*Étoiles

Hachette

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

(2015 Vintage ratings)

Its deep color and intense nose of spices and Morello cherry charm you from the outset. The palate is full-bodied, soft and fleshy, with a delicate freshness and silky tannins. A perfect accompaniment to scrambled eggs or beef lasagne. Les Larmes d'Ema will make you cry with happiness!

Features

Estate

Domaine des Capriers

Cuvée

Les Larmes d'Ema

Vintage

2016

Designation

IGP Côtes de Thongue

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

80% Syrah, 5% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Petit Verdot

Terroirs

Sandstone marl soils

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Carbonic maceration for Syrah. Traditional fermentation with long vatting for the other grape varieties.

Breeding

12 months in vats

Alcohol content

14 %

Tasting & pairing

Nose

On aromas of cherry, blackcurrant and blackberry

Mouth

Ample, suave, dense, full-bodied and very elegant. Silky tannins. Long finish with peppery notes.

Serve

Decant at 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with beef, game, shoulder of lamb or duck breast.

Domain des Capriers

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IGP Côtes de Thongue

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated (2018 guide) 16/20 (Vintage 2015) (Very good wine)

Domaine rated (2020 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 Puissalicon, a pretty little feudal village between sea and mountains, the original wines of Domaine des Capriers are born. The estate stretches from north to south along the Libron River. This gives it a great diversity of terroirs, from the Villafranchian terraces in the north to the pink gravelly marls in the south, via the limestone puechs. Marion and Mathieu Vergnes, a young winemaking sibling enamored of this terroir, have taken over the family estate and produce top-quality wines: les-larmes-d'emma red, a benchmark cuvée full of character, rêve-de-louis red, gourmet and easy-to-drink, the new cuvée octave, with definite potential, and the aromatic, crystalline les-larmes-d'emma rosé. The two whites, larmes-d'emma (100% viognier) and rêve-de-louis, are highly aromatic, well-defined, lively and well-balanced.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated wine (2018 guide) 2**Stars (Vintage 2015) (Outstanding wine)

Domain rated (guide 2020) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

Marion Kergines and her brother Mathieu Vergnes, both self-taught but originally winegrowers, took over this family estate (30 ha) in 2001. In 2003, they built a new winery and began marketing their wines.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.4/5

on 5 reviews