Château Mas Neuf - La Mourvache 2008
Rhône
Red
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Note : Gault Millau 16/20
"This complex wine opens with aromas of ripe red fruit (raspberry, cherry, blackberry), supported by empyreumatic and spicy notes. Full-bodied and dense on the palate, with expressive yet elegant tannins. A long finish for an attractive wine for laying down". (Les Meilleurs Vins de France 2012 - Gault Millau). Mourvèdre and Grenache (hence the name?) express themselves equally in this cuvée: the former brings its typical cocoa aromas and structure, the latter its red fruit notes and fullness. The whole is straightforward, rich, complex and uncompromising. A remarkable wine, a true exercise in style!
Features
Estate
Château Mas Neuf
Cuvée
La Mourvache
Vintage
2008
Designation
Costières de Nîmes
Region
Rhône
Grape varieties
50% Mourvèdre, 50% Grenache
Terroirs
Selection of two plots of 50-year-old Mourvèdre and Grenache on Villafranchian pebble soil, south-south-west facing, in the Combe Mézière area.
Viticulture
Sustainable agriculture: grassed plots, organic inputs if necessary, green harvesting for better yield control
Harvest
manual
Winemaking
25-day vatting period after simple destemming, fermentation at sustained temperature (29-31°C)
Breeding
12 months in new barrels (20%) and a Grands Crus Classés wine (Smith Haut-Lafitte, Pape Clément)
Tasting & pairing
Eye
beautiful garnet robe
Nose
blends the red fruit (ripe raspberry) of Grenache with the cocoa notes typical of old Mourvèdre vines.
Mouth
A typical attack of the fullness of old Grenache, the structure of Mourvèdre tightens the finish with long, tight tannins. Ripe fruit gives way to spicy (nutmeg, clove) and roasted notes.
Serve
decant at 16-17°C
Open
1h before service
Drink from
2011
Drink before
2015
Food and wine pairing
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Château Mas Neuf
Costières de Nîmes
Expert opinion
Guide des Vins Gault & Millau
Estate rated (2012 guide) 3*Stars (Very good production)
About the domain :
"Luc Baudet had the audacity to settle in this region still strongly marked by the cooperative. Attached to the Costières de Nîmes region, he settled at Mas Neuf. The richness of the terroirs enables him to offer three types of cuvée: Rhône Paradox, based on freshness and purity of fruit; Compostelle, the result of selection from old vines and grapes from the best plots. And finally, Armonio, born of a meeting with Louis Mitjavile (Tertre Roteboeuf, in Saint-Emilion, among others).
Customer reviews
Customer rating
4/5
out of 2 reviews
Note and review by M. MICHEL B. Published on 15/10/2017
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Note and review by M. RICHARD C. Published on 26/09/2016
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