Mas Champart - Saint-Chinian Causse du Bousquet 2018
Languedoc
Red
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91/100
James Suckling
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90/100
RVF
"Gastronomic wine!
"More muscular, Causses du Bousquet delivers a spicy expression of Syrah, with a fresh, slender mouthfeel. The tannin support is well balanced, with notes of mocha, cedar and leather on the finish." (Le Guide RVF 2024). This refined, elegant cuvée never ceases to charm!
Features
Estate
Mas Champart
Cuvée
Causse du Bousquet
Vintage
2018
Designation
Saint-Chinian
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
70% Syrah, 13% Grenache, 12% Carignan/Cinsault, 5% Mourvèdre
Terroirs
Very stony limestone plateaus, terraced vineyards on clay-limestone slopes for the Mourvèdre grape variety.
Viticulture
In conversion to organic farming
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Destemmed, fermented with indigenous yeasts, vatted for 4 to 5 weeks
Breeding
30% in vats, 70% in barrels: Syrah aged in barrels with a little Grenache - barrels from one to five wines.
Alcohol content
14.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Pretty ruby color
Nose
Nose of spices, flowers and fruit
Mouth
Concentrated but not heavy, deep and fresh, beautiful tannic structure offering good ageing potential, pretty, finely peppery finish.
Serve
AT 16°C
Open
1/2h before and decant
Drink before
2027+
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with red meats, game, roast free-range poultry...
Mas Champart
Saint-Chinian
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
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.
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
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
Wine rated (guide 2024) 90/100
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 wine:
More muscular, Causses du Bousquet delivers a spicy expression of Syrah, with a fresh, slender mouthfeel. The tannin is well balanced, with notes of mocha, cedar and leather on the finish.
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.
James Suckling
Rated wine (guide 2022) 91/100
About the wine:
Roasted herbs accompany dark cherries and smoke. Juicy and elegant on the palate, with fine-grained tannins rounding out the dried herbs and red cherries. Beautiful texture and smoothness on the palate, with a hint of spice on the finish.
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 19/12/2023
A must-have Saint-Chinian with a good Q/P ratio. On the palate, this cuvée combines power, density, depth, complexity and concentration of crushed blackcurrants, fresh crunchy cherries and wild plums, infused with earthy, toasty spices, framed by structuring, polished, satiny tannins that retain a pleasant freshness. It finishes with great finesse, tinged with delicate hints of mocha and tobacco, and enhanced by a bold hint of stony acidity. Good longevity. This racy wine was paired with ostrich steaks in green pepper sauce, accompanied by gratin dauphinois. Also good with small game. Score = 4.
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Note and review by M. REMY P. Published on 05/11/2024
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