Domaine Borie La Vitarèle - Les Terres Blanches 2016

Name: Domaine Borie La Vitarèle - Les Terres Blanches 2016
Brand: Domaine Borie La Vitarèle
Rating: 3.8 (11 reviews)

Saint-Chinian|Red wine|Organic

Languedoc

Red

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Drink or Keep

3.8/5 (11 customers)

14,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

14,5/20

RVF

88/100

Robert Parker

(2015 Vintage ratings)

With its intense red color, Cuvée Les Terres Blanches offers power on the nose, accompanied by a beautiful minerality, finesse and delicacy in its aromas. A typically Mediterranean red, greedy and elegant, with a discreet tannic structure that provides immediate pleasure.

Features

Estate

Domaine Borie La Vitarèle

Cuvée

Les Terres Blanches

Vintage

2016

Designation

Saint-Chinian

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre

Terroirs

soils of marl and white limestone pebbles on a subsoil of highly fractured limestone blocks

Viticulture

Ecocert-certified organic

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

Destemming, then gravity-fed into open vats. Gentle extraction by punching down. Fermentation with indigenous yeasts.

Breeding

8 to 12 months in concrete vats, on lees

Alcohol content

14,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

beautiful red colour

Nose

power, a beautiful minerality, finesse and delicacy of aromas

Mouth

typically Mediterranean, greedy and elegant, with a discreet tannic structure

Serve

at 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2020

Production

40.000 bottles

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with red meats, game, roast poultry, cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated (guide 2017) 14.5/20 (Vintage 2015) (Good wine)

Domain 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

Domain rated (guide 2024) Awarded wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the domain :

A 20-hectare estate run since 1998 (organically and biodynamically) by Jean-François Izarn, an adept of gentle vinification using 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.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2017 guide) 88/100 (Vintage 2015) (Good wine)

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

Rated (guide 2017) 14.5/20 (Vintage 2015) (Good wine)

Domain rated (guide 2024) Selected (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the domains that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

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 beginning her career as a journalist in Paris, fate brought her back to the heart of the family vineyard in 2014, following 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

3.8/5

on 11 reviews