Clos Saint Sébastien - Collioure Empreintes blanc 2022

Name: Clos Saint Sébastien - Collioure Empreintes white 2022
Brand: Clos Saint Sébastien
Rating: 4.2 (6 reviews)

Collioure|White wine

Roussillon

White

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Drink or Keep

4.2/5 (6 customers)

2*Étoiles

Hachette

91/100

RVF

grenache gris

complex

aromatic

filet mignon

"The whites are of a very high standard (RVF)".

"A blend of Grenache gris (80%), Grenache blanc and Vermentino, this limpid, pale-yellow white reveals intense aromas of exotic fruit and brioche. These aromas are prolonged by a fresh, lively, delicate and long palate. A well-balanced wine to accompany a sea bass with fennel". (Le Guide Hachette 2024)

Features

Estate

Clos Saint Sébastien

Cuvée

Empreintes

Vintage

2022

Designation

Collioure

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

80% Grenache gris, 10% Grenache blanc, 10% Vermentino

Terroirs

Selection of brown shale terraces

Viticulture

Reasoned

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Direct pressing of whole bunches, light cold settling, low-temperature fermentation (14°C) in stainless steel tanks.

Breeding

5 months on fine lees in stainless steel vats, stirring of lees for 1 month after end of fermentation

Alcohol content

14%

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Great aromatic finesse, power and complexity, aromas of exotic and yellow-fleshed fruits, notes of roasted almonds.

Mouth

Ample and balanced, good length, assertive mineral structure

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2027

Food and wine pairing

Try it with cod with mustard, rack of pork with beer, shrimp with chorizo, filet mignon with mirabelle plums, veal osso bucco with orange...

Clos Saint Sébastien

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated (guide 2023) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)

About the domain :

Recently taken over, this estate covers some twenty hectares and is very modern, both in the construction of its wines and in its marketing approach, with "inspired" packaging and, above all, a boutique-bistro on the port of Banyuls that allows you to judge the products in situ. Nestling in the heart of the Roume valley, the winery houses grapes from seven parcels spread across the appellation's different terroirs, enabling complementary winemaking. While their marketing is very clever, in the vineyard the ancestral knowledge of cultivation is preserved, with the vines mostly trained in gobelet or stile.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (guide 2024) 2*Stars (Outstanding wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2023) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

A blend of Grenache Gris (80%), Grenache Blanc and Vermentino, this limpid, pale-yellow white reveals intense aromas of exotic fruit and brioche. These aromas are prolonged by a fresh, lively, delicate and long palate. A well-balanced wine to accompany sea bass with fennel.

About the domain :

Jacques Piriou and Romuald Peronne - the oenologist - joined forces to buy Dom. Saint-Sébastien in 2008, renamed Clos Saint-Sébastien in 2014 after the purchase of Clos Xatard. They entered the Guide through the front door with their Collioure cuvées. In Banyuls, they run a terraced restaurant facing the port, Le Jardin de Saint-Sébastien, and offer a boat trip to discover the 20 ha of their terraced vineyards by the sea. Their menu features exclusively Collioure and Banyuls wines.

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

Rated wine (guide 2024 ) 91/100

Noted area (2024 guide) City

About the wine:

The whites are of a very high standard: Empreintes delivers delicate notes of white flowers and vine peach, with a pure, balanced mouthfeel.

Wine Enthusiast

Domaine noté (guide 2019) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Wine Enthusiast)

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.2/5

out of 6 reviews

Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 17/10/2024

This pretty Catalan white is as supple and full-bodied as it is fresh and invigorating, delivering a crisp juice based on a wide range of white and yellow-fleshed fruit, lime and floral notes, all enveloped by a touch of voluptuous fat. The structure, chiselled by the mineral imprint of the schist, brings freshness and a touch of lightness that lasts through an invigorating lingering finish carried by the infuence of the sea. Fairly priced at €16.90, beyond that... A fine promise of pairings with Mediterranean products, from simple, delicious lemon-grilled sardines in a bbq, to the essential Tunisian couscous with fish. Rating = 4.1.