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Domaine La Casenove - Les Clares 2007

Roussillon

White

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Notes : RVF 15.5/20, Robert Parker 88/100
Les Clares is a half-grenache, half-roussanne white wine with a very rich mouthfeel. A rich wine, aged for 24 months in barrels, with beautiful, discreet notes of oxidation...

Features

Estate

Domaine La Casenove

Cuvée

Les Clares

Vintage

2007

Designation

IGP Côtes Catalanes

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

50% Grenache blanc, 50% Roussane

Terroirs

Light clay (hence the name of the vine), sand and pebbles. Vineyard planted in 1947

Viticulture

Traditional

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

fermentation in Lithuanian oak Bordeaux barrels

Breeding

24 months in Lithuanian oak Bordeaux barrels

Tasting & pairing

Eye

golden yellow colour

Nose

notes of oxidation

Mouth

nice fat mouthfeel

Serve

at 8-10°C

Open

1/4h before

Drink from

2011

Drink before

2013

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

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Domaine La Casenove

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IGP Côtes Catalanes

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Domaine rated 2*Stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more regular and homogeneous than the previous one)

About the domain :

A former press photographer, Étienne Montès took over the family estates, Casenove and Saint-Luc. The La Garrigue and Torrespeyres cuvées form an easily accessible core range. The Commandant-Jaubert cuvée is made when the vintage lends itself to it. It bears the name of a sailor, Etienne's great-great-uncle, who built the estate.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

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

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

Domaine noté Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).

About the domain :

Etienne Montès, a former press photographer, has been at the head of the family estate since the late 1980s. With a thorough understanding of his terroirs and their potential, he produces a fine range of IGP Côtes Catalanes, from simple fruit wines to large-scale cuvées - such as the famous Commandant Jaubert. The VDNs are very serious, but sometimes find it difficult to moderate their warm character. The whole range is sincere and of a high standard. Enthusiasts will find fine, authentic wines capable of ageing very well in the cellar. However, alcoholic heaviness is recurrent, hindering the finesse of expression and leading us to withdraw the star from the domaine. A few technical and stylistic adjustments would undoubtedly suffice to dust off the style of these materials, whose depth of taste is undeniable.

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