Le Clos des Fées - Côtes du Roussillon Villages La Petite Sibérie 2021
Roussillon
Red
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Drink or Keep
96/100
James Suckling
"An icon of Roussillon
Already well known, La Petite Sibérie has become a Roussillon icon. Produced from a small parcel of old vines, this Grenache-dominant wine bewitches from the first nose with its notes of vanilla, blackberry or blackcurrant compote and blueberry tart. The palate, with its fine, delicate tannins, is enveloped in a veil of freshness and pleasant character. A wine that can be kept for more than 15 years, and that will leave you with unforgettable memories.
Features
Estate
Clos des Fées
Cuvée
La Petite Sibérie
Vintage
2021
Designation
Côtes du Roussillon Villages
Region
Roussillon
Grape varieties
96% Grenache Noir, 2% Mourvèdre, 2% Syrah
Terroirs
Unique 2-hectare plot of Vielles Vignes on a clay-limestone bedrock, a blackish-red, iron-rich schist and micaschist flow, crossed 200 days a year by an icy northwest wind.
Viticulture
Reasoned
Harvest
Manual
Winemaking
20-day maceration with extraction by daily gentle punching, unfiltered
Breeding
On lees in barrels, sulfur-free until the end of malolactic fermentation, regular topping up.
Tasting & pairing
Nose
Powerful, very complex, dominated by vanilla on the first nose, when aired, dominated by black fruit, blackberry jam, blackcurrant, warm blueberry tart...
Mouth
Powerful and concentrated, dense, velvety tannins, fine and fresh, exuberance and virility, very good length.
Serve
Decant at 14-17°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2036+
Guard
15 years minimum
Food and wine pairing
Enjoy with pigeon, thrush spread, fillet of doe or venison, sweet and sour, sweet and sour, spicy (but not hot), well-aged farmhouse Saint-Nectaire, creamy washed-rind cheeses...
Clos des Fées
Côtes du Roussillon
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
3*Star rating (High-quality production, a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
Hervé Bizeul, winegrower and rebel writer, has little to prove: his estate is one of the Roussillon's elite. But that doesn't stop him from continually challenging himself, breaking new ground, innovating, thinking outside the box and creating new cuvées. A case in point is his pinot noir, which has come out of nowhere to bravely withstand the rigors of the Agly valley's sun and tramontana winds. Here, each cuvée has its own personality, sometimes uncompromising, just like its winemaker. From no less than 7 different terroirs comes a serious and diversified interpretation of Roussillon. A model of its kind.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté (guide 2023) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Jancis Robinson
Recommended area
James Suckling
Rated (guide 2024) 96/100 (Vintage 2019)
Customer reviews
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