Aged mainly in demi-muids and foudres for nearly twenty-three months, La Dame Brune embodies the traditional elegance of the estate's wines. This cuvée has beautiful concentration and a tannic structure without heaviness, suggesting a promising evolution towards more spicy and exotic notes. Selection of the estate's finest plots.
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Eye
Deep garnet color
Nose
Complex and intense, with animal notes of black fruit and garrigue supported by spices, truffle, tobacco, leather...
Mouth
Very good concentration, a powerful and complex wine, very present chewiness without heaviness, a smooth palate with fine tannins that bring substance and length.
Serve
At 16-18°C
Open
1 hour in advance
Drink before
2037
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with lamb shanks cooked in wine and garlic confit, duck breast with apricot and rosemary, wild boar terrine with thyme...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rating (2020 guide) 16/20 (2016 vintage) (Very good wine)
Winery rated 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
Ventoux is welcoming a new chapter in the professional lives of Laurence and Patrick Chêne. This passion project, which dates back some twenty years, is based in an 18th-century farmhouse at the foot of this famous mountain in Vaucluse. With deep-rooted convictions and unwavering faith, this couple, passionate about rural life and Provence, has brought together the region's native grape varieties, which had been too quickly abandoned. Century-old vines, a winery that respects tradition without forgetting innovation, and the expert eye of Jérôme Bressy: the answer is in the glass, relevant and clear-sighted for four vintages. In addition to the usual varieties, a little Cinsault and the fine Counoise complete a successful blend, aged in cement and wood.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated 16.5/20 (2016 vintage)