Domaine La Madura - Saint-Chinian Classic rouge 2021
Languedoc
Red
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92/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
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91/100
James Suckling
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17/20
Jancis Robinson
"A charming, elegant cuvée, perfect with southern dishes".
"Classic 2021 is a clear success, an expression of wild raspberry and spices on the nose and palate, a wine full of delicacy. The tannins are very well integrated and there's a juicy sensation on the finish with a hint of garrigue." (Le Guide RVF 2024)
Features
Estate
Domaine La Madura
Cuvée
Classic
Vintage
2021
Designation
Saint-Chinian
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
35% Grenache, 26% Carignan, 20% Mourvèdre, 19% Syrah
Terroirs
Clay-limestone, sandstone and shale soils
Viticulture
Certified organic
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
De-stemming, crushing, unsulphured grapes at harvest, traditional vinification, 4 to 6 week vatting period.
Breeding
In concrete vats and barrels for Syrah and Mourvèdre on lees
Alcohol content
13,5%
Organic
Yes
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Ruby red colour
Nose
Fresh and mellow, with aromas of red fruits (cherries) and licorice, and notes of garrigue and maquis herbs (thyme, rosemary, rockrose).
Mouth
Round, with supple tannins, velvety and sapid attack, beautiful freshness, red and black fruit mixed with toasted notes.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Drink before
2027
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 pudding...
Domaine La Madura
Saint-Chinian
Expert opinion
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2024) 92/100 Favorite
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:
Classic 2021 is an unqualified success, an expression of wild raspberry and spice on the nose and palate, a wine of great delicacy. The tannins are very well integrated and the finish is juicy with a hint of garrigue.
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
Rated wine (guide 2023 ) 17/20
Rated domain (guide 2024) Recommended
About the wine:
[...] this wine tells the story of St Chinian in its purest form: no frills, no fancy oak, no winemaking tricks, no extraction of anything. Just the breath of St-Chinian.
James Suckling
Rated wine (guide 2023) 91/100
About the wine:
A tasty red with notes of roasted meat, warm spices, leather, dry earth and some violets. Medium-bodied, with fine tannins. Well-balanced, with a happy core of fruit in the center and a fresh, peppery finish. Mourvèdre and Syrah from organically grown grapes. Drink now.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 23/09/2023
Favorite for this cuvée nature, with its resolutely southern accents, which lacks neither freshness nor elegance. Slender, round and deep on the palate, this wine is enveloped in a dense, fleshy texture of extremely complex, perfectly ripe, slightly macerated red and black fruits, with fine animal notes, black olives, dried herbs and aromas of thyme and laurel. Backed by caressing, subtly wild tannins, the texture provides a particularly suave, smooth sensation and evolves to a long finish, completed by a touch of zan and chocolate. This remarkable Saint-Chinian, with its slightly tight tannic structure, is still in the making and should quickly soften. With the hunting season just around the corner, the impatient, like myself, will be eager to open this rich and expressive bottle without delay, to sublimate with the family a tasty wild boar stew with the scent of maquis, marinated two days in advance and simmered for two hours, accompanied by a polenta with young Cevennes ceps. Score = 4.2.
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Note and review by M. DAVID D. Published on 23/09/2024
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