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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

(2020 vintage notes)
spicy
complex
solar

"A deep, complex Saint Chinian from a blend of old vines, a pure delight!

Les Païssels is a full-bodied, sun-drenched wine, full of 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, grapes destemmed and crushed, gentle extraction by punching 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

Food and wine pairing

A perfect accompaniment to lamb, prime rib, small game, meats in sauces and spicy dishes...

Domaine Les Païssels

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

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

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

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).

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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 under 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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