"This is the cuvée that opens the range, an essential red to be served straight from the bottle. Ample and sapid, its fruity juice and clean tannins are silky and full of energy". (Le Guide RVF 2025)
Features
Estate
Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette
Cuvée
Les Petits Pas
Vintage
2023
Designation
Languedoc
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
40% Syrah, 40% Grenache, 20% Carignan
Terroirs
Limestone scree terraces surrounded by drystone walls called clapas, nestled at an altitude of 350 metres at the foot of the Larzac plateau.
Viticulture
Certified organic and biodynamic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
60% destemming, 20-day vatting period, traditional vinification with little intervention on the grapes, alcoholic fermentation in 50 hl wooden vats with indigenous yeasts, malolactic fermentation in wood.
Breeding
6 months in truncated-cone vats made of wood and concrete
Alcohol content
13.5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Bright, clear ruby-red colour
Nose
Fragrant, aromas of red fruits and woody notes
Mouth
Light structure, very delicate, beautiful persistence of red fruits, greedy and crunchy.
Serve
Decant at 14-15°C
Open
1/2 hour before
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with osso-bucco, fine charcuterie, lamb kebabs, vegetable crumble, cheese platters...
Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette
Languedoc
Expert opinion
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Area rated Recommended (Recommended)
About the domain :
Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette has 20 hectares of biodynamic vines, planted on terraces with low dry-stone walls known as "clapas". It is perched at an altitude of 350 m in the Larzac foothills. Julien Zernott and Delphine Rousseau settled here in 2003. With the help of the intense biodiversity of the surrounding area and the exclusive use of organic products, they work the vineyard in a way that respects nature.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2024) La Revue du Vin de France July-August 2024
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the wine:
This is the cuvée that opens the range, an essential red to be served straight from the bottle. Ample and sapid, its fruity juice and clean tannins are silky and full of energy.
About the domain :
Located in the north-western Terrasses du Larzac, in the beautiful area of Pégairolles de l'Escale and Lauroux, this 20-hectare estate has been owned by Julien and Delphine Zernott since 2003. The vineyard comprises some fifty terraces on limestone scree, with a high proportion of very old vines. This terroir is in good hands with this talented and determined couple. While the whites confirm their great elegance, all the reds presented this year are of the highest order, graceful, with exemplary tactile management and ageing.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 27/07/2024
The 2022 vintage of Les Petits Pas was a veritable bomb of explosive fruit. In 2023, the aromatic trio of red fruit and tart berries, exotic spices and discreet woodiness still works well, as the wine remains mischievous, but it is much less exuberant, a little less voluble. The palate is straightforward and slender, with a lively freshness, a pulpy, crisp texture, fine, supple tannins and a light, refreshing finish. In my opinion, an interesting wine, but somewhat overpriced for a buddy wine. A good, ultra-sapid and easily digestible compromise for an impromptu aperitif with friends around a platter of hard cheeses. Score = 3.8.
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Note and review by M. JEAN G. Published on 04/09/2024
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