Domaine Les Païssels - Saint Chinian Les Païssels 2022
Languedoc
Red
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2*Étoiles
Hachette
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90/100
Bettane & Desseauve
"A deep, complex Saint Chinian from a blend of old vines, a pure delight!
Les Païssels is a full-bodied, sun-drenched wine of great complexity, with notes of spices, candied orange blossom and chocolate. Remarkable elegance and length on the palate. A splendid success with good ageing potential.
Features
Estate
Domaine Les Païssels
Cuvée
Les Païssels
Vintage
2022
Designation
Saint-Chinian
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
35% Carignan, 35% Syrah, 15% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre
Terroirs
Vines on schist between 150 and 250 m altitude
Viticulture
Reasoned, respectful of the environment
Harvest
At optimum maturity
Winemaking
Traditional and meticulous, destemmed and crushed grapes, gentle extraction by punching down and pumping over.
Breeding
12 months in stainless steel vats for Carignan and Grenache, in 2- or 3-wine barrels for Syrah and Mourvèdre
Alcohol content
14.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Dark red colour
Nose
Seductive, with candied aromas of orange blossom and liquorice.
Mouth
Full-bodied, with spicy, chocolate and fruity notes and a long finish with silky tannins.
Serve
AT 17°C
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
A perfect accompaniment to lamb, prime rib, small game, meats in sauces and spicy dishes...
Domaine Les Païssels
Saint-Chinian
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated (guide 2024) 90/100 (Vintage 2020)
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
This recent estate is run by two agronomic engineers, including a former director of a Fitou winery who took over the family vines from the cooperative. After generous 2016s and great successes in 2017, we noticed the high level of Jalouses in 2018, a benchmark wine from schist terroirs. With the 2019s continuing on this impressive path, we're happy to award them a third star.
Guide Hachette des vins
Rated wine (guide 2024) 2*Stars (Vintage 2020) (Outstanding wine)
Estate rated (guide 2024) 2*Stars (Outstanding wine)
About the domain :
Vivien Roussignol and Marie Toussaint set up in 2011 with a single hectare, of goblet-trimmed vines grown on schist slopes. They gradually expanded the vineyard, favoring old vines and keeping alive a rich heritage of grape varieties (some twenty today). The 12 ha are undergoing organic conversion in 2019.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté 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).
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 1 review
Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 03/08/2024
Favorite for this cuvée with its seductive southern authenticity, which lacks neither allure nor substance. Warm, ample and generous on the palate, the wine displays a brilliant palette of jammy black fruit flavors, followed by notes of bitter cocoa and licorice root, joined by essences of maquis. Full-bodied and dense, this ripe wine is sheathed in velvety tannins with a lovely roundness and the sunny character of the vintage. Remarkably concentrated, perfumed length, underlined by a hint of freshness to make the pleasure last. Excellent R.Q /P. Concealing their strong temperament well beneath a sober presentation, Paissels sublimated a Berber couscous with ras el hanout and harissa, shared with the family. Score = 4.3.
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