Château des Tourettes - Tinus Raisins Rôtis 2016
Rhône
White
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15,5/20
RVF
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16,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
"A lovely aromatic palette with brightness and freshness. The nose is much fresher in 2016 than in 2017. The juice is racy, with good breadth and vinosity true to the south, but the mineral imprint is there. It's more taut than the 2017." (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2020 - RVF) A wine of character and interest, without a doubt!
Features
Estate
Château des Tourettes
Cuvée
Tinus Raisins Rôtis
Vintage
2016
Designation
Vin de France
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
1/3 de Viognier, 1/3 de Roussanne et 1/3 de Marsanne
Terroirs
This cuvée comes from Château des Tourettes, which has terroirs at altitude (around 400m) with limestone-rich soils.
Viticulture
Traditional and meticulous
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
A selection of juices was made during pressing to keep only the first juices for this cuvée, in order to preserve its excellent acidity. This cuvée was vinified in barrels, with 20% new barrels.
Breeding
Aged for 8 months on lees in barrel, then 6 months in stainless steel tanks on fine lees.
Alcohol content
14%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Gold dress
Nose
Typical of a great wine from the South of France, it has light botrytised notes and scents of dried fruit, very ripe citrus fruit, yellow fruit, pear and quince.
Mouth
Very full and rich, acidic and complex, with beautiful bitters. Powerful and long-lasting.
Serve
AT 10-12°C
Apogée
2019-2025
Drink before
2027
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy as an aperitif, with lobster, salmon tartar with ginger, langoustine ravioli, lobster velouté, truffle turnovers, poultry thighs stuffed with morel mushrooms, etc.
Château des Tourettes
Vin de France
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated 16.5/20 (Reference wine)
About the wine:
It evokes very ripe citrus and yellow fruit, pear and quince. Concentrated, acidic and complex, its light botrytized notes give it a balancing bitterness. A wine of character and interest.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2020 guide) 15.5/20 (Good wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2022) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with a good level of production, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)
About the wine:
A lovely aromatic palette with brightness and freshness. The nose is much fresher in 2016 than in 2017. The juice is racy, with good breadth and vinosity true to the south, but the mineral imprint is there. It's tighter than the 2017.
About the domain :
Château des Tourettes has a lovely vineyard on the Apt plateau. Maine and Jean-Marie Guffens have restructured almost the entire vineyard, asserting their determination to create a beautiful terroir by replanting with massal selections. The wines are true to Jean-Marie Guffens' style, always offering the right balance between ripe grapes and mineral tension on the finish. Jean-Marie and Maine refocus production on whites, and put an end to the Guffens du Sud négoce.
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