"The short time in barrel before bottling has not disturbed the garnet color of this rimage, but has given it lovely toasty notes accompanying ripe fruit, blackcurrant bud and a hint of fig and caramel attesting to the beginning of evolution. Tannins add a virile touch to a soft, expressive palate, where black cherry combines with the minerality of the maquis". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2023)
Features
Estate
Coume del Mas
Cuvée
Quintessence
Vintage
2019
Designation
Banyuls
Region
Roussillon
Grape varieties
100% Grenache Noir, vieilles vignes
Terroirs
Plots of land on schist with the best exposure, at an altitude of 300 metres behind the town of Banyuls.
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
Total destemming, two sortings, fermentation in stainless steel vats, long maceration, grape mutage and very long extraction.
Breeding
12 to 14 months in 225 L barrels (50% new)
Alcohol content
16.5%
Tasting & pairing
Eye
Deep garnet colour
Nose
Notes of smoke and aromatic herbs, black fruits and cooked fruits (blackcurrant, prune...).
Mouth
Extremely velvety, full-bodied, dense and structured, with a generous freshness on the finish.
Serve
AT 16-18°C
Drink before
2028
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with dried fruit desserts, dark chocolate, hazelnuts, walnuts, blue cheeses and licorice...
Coume del Mas
Banyuls
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Established in Cosprons, a hamlet near Port-Vendres, Philippe Gard has chosen to set himself apart from the majority of the region's players, and his wines are in his image. With his many diplomas, this agricultural engineer and oenologist arrived in the region in 1997, after a long period of wilderness camping. He set up his own estate in 1997, which today covers 15 hectares. While so many others make sweet wines by tradition and heritage, he has chosen to make them, focusing on the top end of the market. Long ageing periods, and above all with the lees of the vintage, not those of the previous ten years! As for the Collioure wines, which account for 80% of production, they offer a range of identities, sometimes by the sea, sometimes at altitude, but always with the same precision on the palate.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rated (guide 2023) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the wine:
The short period in barrel before bottling has not disturbed the garnet-red color of this rimage, but has given it lovely toasty notes accompanying ripe fruit, blackcurrant bud and a hint of fig and caramel attesting to the beginning of evolution. Tannins add a virile touch to a soft, expressive palate, where black cherry combines with the minerality of the maquis.
About the domain :
An agricultural engineer, Philippe Gard first worked for the Auxerre Chamber of Agriculture, then for the Bordeaux Chamber of Agriculture. But his passion is the vine, and in 1998 he and Nathalie settled in Cosprons, near the cove of Paulilles, where he now farms 14 hectares of terraced vineyards. He launched his Coume del Mas label in 2001. Intense and refined, his Banyuls and Collioure wines were an immediate sensation.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (guide 2023) 93/100 Favorite
Domaine rated (guide 2024) 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:
Quintessence is a late harvest Banyuls Rimage, with notes of prickly pear and a touch of mocha. The sugar is perfectly integrated into this density.
About the domain :
In love with his terroirs, Philippe Gard has settled in the hamlet of Cosprons, between Banyuls-sur-Mer and Port-Vendres. He resolutely manages a 13-hectare estate of old vines, remarkably well-situated. All the wines are barrel-fermented, and his knowledge of his plots enables him to adapt to the vagaries of climates and micro-climates from year to year. His expertise in winemaking and ageing has rapidly placed his production among the most ambitious in the sector. It deserves the attention of aficionados of Côte Vermeille wines: all its wines are exciting and have great ageing potential!
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