Château Mas Neuf - Tradition Rouge 2007

Name: Château Mas Neuf - Tradition Rouge 2007
Brand: Château Mas Neuf
Rating: 3.6 (8 reviews)

Costières de Nîmes|Red wine

Rhône

Red

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3.6/5 (8 customers)

This red Tradition 2007 is surely the best produced by the estate. Generosity and gourmandise are the key words that describe this cuvée, for which it should be pointed out that it has spent time in barrels of grands crus classés (Smith Haut Lafitte, Lafite Rothschild, Pape Clément). The nose is reminiscent of redcurrant and wild strawberry, while the palate charms with its balance of density and freshness, resulting in great elegance, punctuated by a taut finish with beautifully crafted tannins. A great classic from a great vintage!

Features

Estate

Château Mas Neuf

Cuvée

Tradition

Vintage

2007

Designation

Costières de Nîmes

Region

Rhône

Grape varieties

45% Syrah, 25% Grenache, 15% Mourvèdre, 15% Carignan

Terroirs

A selection of 5 to 20 year-old plots on very filtering Villafranchian pebble soils.

Viticulture

Sustainable agriculture: grassed plots, organic inputs if necessary, green harvesting for better yield control

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

15 to 20 days of vatting after destemming and crushing, fermentation at controlled temperature (26-28°C).

Breeding

in vats and barrels (15%) of a Grands Crus Classés wine (Smith Haut Lafitte, Lafite Rothschild, Pape Clément) for 6 months.

Alcohol content

13.5°%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

deep garnet color

Nose

generous and gourmand, reminiscent of redcurrant and wild strawberry

Mouth

charms with its balance of density and freshness. Notes of black fruit, spices and empyreumatic notes blend harmoniously, with a round attack and a taut finish on beautifully crafted tannins.

Serve

between 15-16°C

Open

1/2h before service

Drink from

2009

Drink before

2012

Food and wine pairing

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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

3.6/5

out of 8 reviews