Domaine Borie La Vitarèle - Les Crès 2015
Languedoc
Red
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Drink or Keep
14-15/20
RVF
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15,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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Cité
Hachette
This powerful, warm wine continues to evolve over the vintages towards notes of black fruit and spice with a velvety tannic structure. Les Crès is the Western term for pebbly soils.
Features
Estate
Domaine Borie La Vitarèle
Cuvée
Les Crès
Vintage
2015
Designation
Saint-Chinian
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
Syrah, Mourvèdre, Grenache
Terroirs
Rolled pebble and siliceous clay soils
Viticulture
Certified organic and biodynamic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
De-stemming, then gravity-fed into open vats. Gentle extraction by punching down. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts, no SO2 added.
Breeding
18 months in demi-muids of 1 to 3 wines on lees
Alcohol content
14,5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Lovely dark dress
Nose
Intense, delicately peppery, with notes of fresh fruit and beautiful floral nuances.
Mouth
Powerful, generous, built to withstand the years
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2021
Production
6000 bottles
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with red meats, roast free-range poultry, game and cheese...
Domaine Borie La Vitarèle
Saint-Chinian
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (2019 guide) 15.5/20 (Very good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)
About the domain :
Camille Izarn, supported today by her husband Ulrich, produces wines that are all highly commendable. The domaine is in good hands after the accidental death of her father, the late Jean-François Izarn. Terres Blanches is an entry-level wine that looks upmarket and deserves to be sought out. Cuvée Les Schistes has great ageing potential, while Les Crès is made from Villefranchian pebble soils. Midi-Rouge in the Saint Chinian Roquebrun appellation is the most ambitious cuvée from this estate, which has been biodynamic since 1998.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated wine (2018 guide) Cited (Successful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
A delicious, fresh wine, floral (violet) and fruity (strawberry, raspberry, blackberry), supple and elegant on the palate.
About the domain :
A 20-hectare estate run since 1998 (organically and biodynamically) by Jean-François Izarn, an adept at gentle vinification with indigenous yeasts, respectful of the environment and terroir. This highly valued winemaker, recognized and appreciated by his peers, "left the scene" prematurely in 2014. His wife Cathy brilliantly took over from him before handing over to Camille, their daughter.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2016 guide) 14.5-15/20 (Good wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2024) 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 wine:
We find here a very good concentration, a well-balanced, ample flesh, without hollows, heaviness or flabbiness.
About the domain :
Camille has been rooted in the estate's 60 hectares of holm oak, garrigue and vines since she was very young. While she began her career as a journalist in Paris, fate brought her back to the heart of the family vineyard in 2014, after the death of her father, the charismatic Jean-François Izarn. The young woman has since proved her worth, continuing to express the geological variety of her area, to the east of the appellation, in her various cuvées. With the help of Ulrich, her companion with a passion for agronomy, and her mother, who is always at her side, Camille is pushing ahead with new projects, such as the construction of the wine library and the planting of a new cuvée to be launched in 2024.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. JULIEN B. Published on 20/04/2019
An estate to watch with a rich, deep wine.
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Note and review by M. DIMITRI R. Published on 02/03/2020
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