Mas Gabriel - Clos des Lièvres 2017
Languedoc
Red
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Cité
Hachette
Cet assemblage de 70% Syrah et 30% Grenache dévoile un nez complexe et harmonieux respirant la lavande, la garrigue, le cassis et une touche de poivre noir. La bouche présente une extraction de matière impressionnante, ample et ronde, elle nous livre un concentré d'arômes de fruits noirs et rouges confiturés et un bouquet de notes de garrigue. Un concentré de saveurs du Languedoc !
Features
Estate
Mas Gabriel
Cuvée
Clos des Lièvres
Vintage
2017
Designation
Languedoc Pézénas
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
75% Syrah, 25% Grenache Noir
Terroirs
Soil of basalt scree, Villafranchian silt and gravel. Three adjoining terraces, facing east at an altitude of 120m at Caux.
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Destemming (no crushing) and gravity-fed vatting. Separate vinification of each grape variety using traditional fermentation with two délestages and pigeage. Post-fermentation maceration for 16 days.
Breeding
12 months in 500L barrels (15% new wood)
Alcohol content
14,5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep purple colour
Nose
Complex and harmonious, with aromas of blueberry, graphite, cedar and spices (clove and white pepper).
Mouth
Elegant, round and ample attack, on a juicy and concentrated matter, powerful tannins all in smoothness, long finish on red jammed fruits.
Serve
Decant at 16-18°.
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2026
Production
5,000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
Goes well with meats such as leg of lamb or prime rib...
Mas Gabriel
Languedoc
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated domain (2020 guide) 1*Star (A serious, commendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the domain :
Beautiful, powerful, flavorful, vigorous wines of formidable authenticity, with a particular Favorite for the reds.
Guide Hachette des vins
Vin noté (guide 2020) Cité (Millésime 2016) (Vin réussi)
Rated domain (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (Wines from this producer regularly win awards in the guide)
About the domain :
This small estate was created in 2006 by Peter and Deborah Core, Englishmen with a love of the region and nature, who cultivate 6 ha of vines organically on a Villafranchian terrace on the slopes of a basaltic flow.
Customer reviews


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