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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

mineral
racy
chicken thighs stuffed with morel mushrooms
originality

"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

Food and wine pairing

Ideal as an aperitif, with lobster, salmon tartar with ginger, langoustine ravioli, lobster velouté, truffle turnovers, poultry thighs stuffed with morel mushrooms.

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

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

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2020 guide) 15.5/20 (Good wine)

Domaine rated (2022 guide) 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 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 faithful 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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