Domaine La Madura - Classic rouge 2018

Name: Domaine La Madura - Classic rouge 2018
Brand: Domaine La Madura
Rating: 3.4 (7 reviews)

Saint-Chinian|Red wine

Languedoc

Red

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3.4/5 (7 customers)

16,5/20

Jancis Robinson

spicy

round-tipped

good acidity

"Crisp sweetness!"

"Rich in ripe red berries, almost bursting with juice and yet not so simple. There's a lovely web of dried Mediterranean herbs through which the fruit shines like a ruby jewel. Fine tannins. The acidity has the crisp sweetness of red apple skin. And on the finish, an array of fennel, smoky chipotle and cayenne spice." (Jancis Robinson 2020)

Features

Estate

Domaine La Madura

Cuvée

Classic

Vintage

2018

Designation

Saint-Chinian

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

34% Grenache, 22% Carignan, 20% Mourvèdre, 24% Syrah

Terroirs

Clay-limestone, sandstone and shale soils

Viticulture

Certified High Environmental Value and in Conversion to Organic Agriculture

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional with vatting periods of 4 to 6 weeks

Breeding

On lees in concrete vats and barrels aged 3 to 10 years (for Syrah and Mourvèdre), without fining or filtration.

Alcohol content

13,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Ruby red colour

Nose

Fresh and mellow, black fruits (cherries), notes of garrigue and maquis herbs.

Mouth

Velvety, sapid attack, lovely freshness, red and black fruit mixed with toasty notes

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Drink before

2023

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with Mediterranean dishes such as black tapenade, preserved vegetables (vegetable tian), herb-flavored lamb chops, or family dishes such as shepherd's pie or lentil pie...

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Expert opinion

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

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 :

After advanced studies in biogenetics, ampelography and oenology, Cyril Bourgne began his career in Bordeaux (Château de Fieuzal) before embarking, with his wife Nadia, on a more personal viticultural adventure in the Languedoc. The vineyard is meticulously tended, and the vinifications now carried out in the new cellar, immersed in the Saint-Chinian landscape, enable the extraction of long, fine grapes. The precision of barrel ageing, introduced for the Grand Vin cuvée with its predominantly Syrah and Mourvèdre grapes, aims to renew the contemporary expression of Saint-Chinian.

Jancis Robinson

Wine rated (guide 2020) 16,5/ 20

Rated Domaine (2024 guide) Recommended

About the wine:

Rich in ripe red berries, almost bursting with juice and yet not so simple. There's a lovely web of dried Mediterranean herbs through which the fruit shines like a ruby jewel. Fine tannins. The acidity has the crisp sweetness of red apple skin. And on the finish, an array of fennel, smoked chipotle and cayenne spices.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.4/5

on 7 reviews