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Château Calissanne - Rocher Rouge 2012

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2*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

"This Rocher rouge brings the domaine its... thirteenth Favorite ! On the nose, complex, generous and distinctive aromas of leather, Zan, garrigue and ripe fruit. In unison, the mouth, concentrated to perfection, suave and silky, is supported by a solid tannic structure, backed by perfectly-adjusted ageing. A wine of assertive character, thought through and mastered from start to finish". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2015)

Features

Estate

Château Calissanne

Cuvée

Rocher Rouge

Vintage

2012

Designation

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

Region

Provence

Grape varieties

100% Mourvèdre

Terroirs

south-facing limestone scree, sheltered from the Mistral wind by the cliffs

Viticulture

vines carefully cultivated to achieve low yields

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

3-week vinification in temperature-controlled vats, in small volumes for separate grape varieties, with long maceration (15 to 20 days).

Breeding

12 to 18 months in oak barrels (barriques and demi-muids), then 12 months in bottle

Alcohol content

13.2%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

beautiful purple dress

Nose

notes of ripe fruit, with hints of liquorice, leather and garrigue.

Mouth

solid and well-structured, notes of raspberry mingle with spicy tobacco (cigar), undergrowth and musk. Linear in structure, this wine unfolds smoothly on the palate...

Serve

decant at 16-18°C

Open

2h before

Drink from

2017

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

it is ideal for elaborate cuisine: red meats - grilled or in sauce, poultry and game and small game (small game such as partridges, pheasants, hares). It also goes well with cheese platters...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Noted domain 1*Star (A serious, commendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))

About the domain :

Calissanne is located in Lançon-de-Provence. This very large Provencal estate covers 1100 hectares, 110 of which are planted with vines and 60 with olive trees, and forms a single, south-facing cultivation area. The terroir consists of brown, stony, filtering soils on Urgonian limestone colluvium, ideally suited to the cultivation of vines and olive trees. Planted on gently sloping hillsides in 25 parcels, 11 grape varieties are used to make Calissanne wines. The story goes that the famous calissons d'Aix, a delicacy made from almond paste, originated on a Calissanne hillside once planted with almond trees.

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Vin noté (guide 2015) 2*Coup de Coeur (Vin remarquable)

Rated domain (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (Wines from this producer regularly win awards in the guide)

About the wine :

Ancienne place forte celto-ligure, La Calissanne fut propriété de l'ordre de Malte aux XIIIe et XIVes., d'un parlementaire aixois au XVIIes., d'un industriel du savon au XIXes., et enfin, en 2001, de l'homme d'affaires Philippe Kessler, disparu en 2008. C'est aujourd'hui Sophie, l'épouse de ce dernier, qui dirige cette vaste propriété de 1000ha, dont une centaine de vignes, répartie sur 25 parcelles de coteaux pierreux en pente légère. Un pilier de l'AOC coteaux-d'aix, conduit par Jean Bonnet, directeur technique, qui mène depuis vingt-cinq ans une réflexion poussée sur la politique de plantation et l'entretien du vignoble.
Jean Bonnet, avec la complicité de Denis Lang, a planté une parcelle de 1,8 ha de mourvèdre en 1996 sur les terres caillouteuses de la propriété. Près de vingt ans plus tard, le résultat démontre que le choix fut judicieux. Ce Rocher rouge apporte au domaine son… treizième coup de cœur ! Au nez, des arômes complexes, généreux et bien typés de cuir, de Zan, de garrigue et de fruits mûrs. À l'unisson, la bouche, concentrée à souhait, suave et soyeuse, s'appuie sur une solide charpente tannique, épaulée par un élevage parfaitement ajusté. Un vin au caractère affirmé, pensé et maîtrisé de bout en bout.

About the domain :

A former Celto-Ligurian stronghold, La Calissanne was owned by the Order of St. John of Jerusalem in the Middle Ages, by a parliamentarian from Aix in the 17th century, by a soap manufacturer in the 19th century, and finally, in 2001, by businessman Philippe Kessler, who passed away in 2008. Today, Sophie Kessler-Matière, the latter's wife, manages this vast 1,200-hectare estate, including 60 hectares of olive groves and around a hundred vines, spread over 25 parcels of gently sloping, stony hillsides. This pillar of the Côteaux-d'Aix AOC, managed for twenty-five years by Jean Bonnet - who gave careful thought to planting policy and vineyard maintenance - is now run by Christophe Barraud.

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Note and review by M. NICOLAS P. Published on 30/12/2020

Excellent with pheasant with red cabbage and bacon.

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Note and review by M. FREDERIC B. Published on 14/07/2019

Always the same problem with these Provence AOCs: they lack concentration and length, and are a long way from competing with a Bandol.

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Note and review by M. PASCAL B. Published on 02/08/2022

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Note and review by M. JEAN CHRISTOPHE G. Published on 08/12/2019

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Note and review by M. STEVEN V. Published on 02/06/2015

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Note and review by M. YANN H. Published on 10/12/2014

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