Mas Champart - Saint-Chinian Clos de la Simonette 2018
Languedoc
Red
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93/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
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16,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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91/100
Robert Parker
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90/100
Decanter
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90/100
Vinous
Clos de la Simonette brings together the estate's two terroirs. On the one hand, Grenache and Carignan on very stony limestone plateaus, and on the other, Mourvèdre on clay-limestone slopes. The wine is powerful, full-bodied and fine, with aromas of ripe red and black fruits and hints of garrigue. A great southern cuvée to match Mediterranean flavors!
Features
Estate
Mas Champart
Cuvée
Clos de la Simonette
Vintage
2018
Designation
Saint-Chinian
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
65% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache, 15% Carignan
Terroirs
Very stony limestone plateaus for Grenache and Carignan, terraces on clay-limestone slopes for Mourvèdre.
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Destemming, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, shorter vatting period with very little extraction.
Breeding
85% in demi-muids of one or more wines, 15% in vats (Carignan)
Alcohol content
14,5%
Tasting & pairing
Nose
Powerful aromas of ripe red berries, garrigue and spices.
Mouth
Ample and fine, fruity with fine tannins
Serve
Decant at 17°C
Drink before
2028+
Food and wine pairing
Perfect with 7-hour leg of lamb roasted on a spit or in a tagine, guinea fowl stewed with smoked bacon, or duck breast cooked over an open fire....
Mas Champart
Saint-Chinian
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 16.5/20 (Vintage 2017) (Reference 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 :
Isabelle and Mathieu Champart created their domaine from scratch in 1976, and have made it their signature, because year after year, it's always excellent. The apparent simplicity of these wines was matched only by the length and complexity of their finishes. The estate has now changed hands, with Pascaline Bour, related to the Mulliez family, taking it over. We await the wines produced by the new team, and hope they will continue an incredible series of great successes in an appellation that curiously suffers from a lack of notoriety.
Decanter
Rated 90/100 (Vintage 2017)
Guide Hachette des vins
Domaine noté (guide 2024) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
A magnificent landscape, terraced vineyards, a hillside farmhouse and a very stony, clay-limestone terroir. Since 1976, Isabelle and Matthieu Champart have cultivated 13 hectares of vines in this picture-postcard setting (80% of which are organic) with an organic sensibility that predates the official conversion begun in 2019, which they have been vinifying since 1988, the year they left the cooperative.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated (2020 guide) 91/100 (Vintage 2017) (Great wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated wine (guide 2021) 93/100 Favorite (Vintage 2017)
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winegrowers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the domain :
Fans of the Champart couple, both recently retired, can rest assured that the estate is still going strong, in the tradition of its founders! Nicolas Gaignon continues to bring to life these fine cuvées screwed onto a clay-limestone bedrock. The 16-hectare estate, situated on the limestone folds overlooking the town of Saint-Chinian, began its conversion to organic farming in 2019. Here, the wines are as much dedicated to immediate pleasure as to great ageing potential.
Vinous A. Galloni
Rated 90/100 (Vintage 2017)
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