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Domaine Saint-Nicolas - Reflets 2016

Loire

Red

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A pretty, soft ruby color, Reflets offers a bouquet of fine fruity and spicy notes. A red wine with a fine, crisp mouthfeel and a typical Loire elegance, freshness and typicity. A charming, bewitching cuvée!

Features

Estate

Domaine Saint-Nicolas

Cuvée

Reflets

Vintage

2016

Designation

Fiefs Vendéens

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

60% Pinot Noir, 30% Gamay, 10% Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

light hillsides with south-west exposure, schistose soil

Viticulture

biodynamic since 1995

Harvest

in crates

Winemaking

cap punching in wooden vats, short maceration (8 to 10 days), natural fermentation (no yeasting or chaptalization).

Breeding

6 months to one year in lightning

Alcohol content

12,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

lovely, soft ruby colour

Nose

with fine fruity and spicy notes

Mouth

fine and crisp, very elegant

Serve

at 14-16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2021

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

To be enjoyed with grilled meats in general, and fish in particular...

Domaine Saint-Nicolas

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Thierry Michon, ably assisted by his sons Antoine and Mickaël, is the leader of the Vendée vineyard. A pioneer of biodynamic viticulture in the region since 1993, he continues to promote his 42 hectares of clay, schist and quartz, located on the Atlantic terroir of Brem, in the Pays des Olonnes, between marsh and forest. The oceanic influence brings a unique saline freshness to the wines. This exemplary estate welcomes visitors with great kindness.

Gault & Millau Wine Guide

Guide des Vins Gault & Millau

Estate rated 4*Stars (Very high quality production)

About the domain :

The Michon family has been growing vines on the Ile d'Olonne since 1960. The estate has grown steadily, and today covers almost forty hectares. Thierry is the orchestra conductor here, and with him there's no respite: biodynamic viticulture has been practiced since 1993, across a wide range of grape varieties (pinot noir, cabernet franc, négrette, chenin, chardonnay and grolleau...). It's as if the whole of French winegrowing had gathered on a small island...

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

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

Rated (2018 guide) 14.5/20 (Good wine)

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 :

Thierry Michon, supported by his sons Antoine and Mickaël, runs the only estate of international stature in the Vendée. On the little-known Brem terroir, his vines are entirely biodynamically cultivated, although yields have unfortunately been low in recent years. Under the influence of the ocean, the vineyard produces chenin and chardonnay whites (yellow stone fruits and a saline finish), and long-aged pinot noir reds (Jacques, La Grande Pièce), as well as gamay, negrette and cabernet franc. We're enthusiastic about these saline, finely-crafted whites, but we have reservations about the reds, which are robustly structured by a high degree of ripeness and extraction. The wines are now classified as Vin de France, as the Fiefs Vendéens specifications prohibit single-vineyard and single-place cuvées. How sad to see this appellation fail to recognize its leader!

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