Domaine Les Païssels - Saint Chinian Le Banel 2023
Languedoc
Red
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Drink or Keep
90/100
Bettane & Desseauve
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Banel is characterized by aromas of bell pepper and thyme, with hints of garrigue and freshness. Powerful on the palate with a velvety texture, it will seduce your palate with every sip. A delicious, tender red wine with splendid balance.
Features
Estate
Domaine Les Païssels
Cuvée
Le Banel
Vintage
2023
Designation
Saint-Chinian
Region
Languedoc
Grape varieties
50% Carignan, 50% Grenache
Terroirs
Vines on schist between 150 and 200 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
8 to 10 months in stainless steel tanks
Alcohol content
14.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Intense red colour with brilliant highlights
Nose
Seductive, with notes of spices and garrigue
Mouth
Rich and expressive, with greedy tannins, well-balanced
Serve
AT 17°C
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
A perfect accompaniment to grilled meats, tapas, charcuterie platters, fromage frais...
Domaine Les Païssels
Saint-Chinian
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated wine (guide 2024) 90/100 (Vintage 2021)
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
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
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