Mas Bruguière - L'Arbouse 2014

Name: Mas Bruguière - L'Arbouse 2014
Brand: Mas Bruguière
Rating: 3.8 (8 reviews)

Pic Saint-Loup|Red wine

Languedoc

Red

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3.8/5 (8 customers)

14/20

RVF

Cité

Hachette

(2013 vintage notes)

This Pic Saint-Loup has a garnet-red color with bluish and purplish highlights, and a very open, aromatic nose, evoking the crispness of fresh fruit, with notes of ripe black fruits such as blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry, and a few smoky touches. Ripe, well-balanced and silky, with tannins that blend well with the fruit and good length... This wine has it all!

Features

Estate

Mas Bruguière

Cuvée

L'Arbouse

Vintage

2014

Designation

Pic Saint-Loup

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

55% Syrah, 45% Grenache

Terroirs

soft limestone scree for Grenache, stony red clay soils for Syrah

Viticulture

traditional and meticulous

Harvest

at optimum maturity

Winemaking

gentle extraction with punching down, fermentation with indigenous yeasts

Alcohol content

13,5 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

garnet-red with bluish and purplish highlights

Nose

very open and aromatic, evokes the crispness of fresh fruit, with notes of ripe black fruit such as blackcurrant, blackberry, blueberry, and a few smoky touches.

Mouth

ripe, well-balanced and silky, tannins well present and blended with the fruit, good length

Serve

at 14-16°C

Open

1h before

Drink from

2016

Drink before

2020

Production

12 months, 50% in concrete vats, 50% in 50hl French oak truncated cone vats

Food and wine pairing

enjoy with charcuterie, cooked or grilled meats, roast free-range poultry...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (2016 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))

About the domain :

This Valflaunès estate lies in the shadow of the impressive Pic Saint-Loup. Mas Bruguière was one of the pioneers of the qualitative revival in Languedoc. Xavier, the new generation of the Bruguière family, is exploring biodynamic viticulture, and the results can now be seen in the wines.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated wine (2016 guide) Cited (Vintage 2013) (Successful wine)

Domaine noté Award-winning wines (Wines from this producer regularly win awards in the guide)

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Rated (2016 guide) 14/20 (Vintage 2013) (Good wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2016) Sélectionné (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 domain :

With the help of his wife, Xavier Bruguière has taken over this historic Pic Saint-Loup estate from his father Guilhem. The vines are impeccably tended. The reds are round and aromatic, dominated - as is often the case in this sector - by Syrah, but always well-balanced by Grenache. The white Les Mûriers is a consistent wine to be drunk young, evolving towards greater freshness. The range extends from the simple, fruity Vinam de Calcadiz, through L'Arbouse, always fresh and fragrant, to the main cuvée La Grenadière. A new Syrah cuvée, Le Septième - in reference to the seventh generation - is gradually finding its feet, with a smoother ageing process.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

out of 8 reviews