Domaine La Casenove - Les Clares Petites 2013

Name: Domaine La Casenove - Les Clares Petites 2013
Brand: Domaine La Casenove
Rating: 3 (6 reviews)

IGP Côtes Catalanes|White wine

Roussillon

White

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Drink or Keep

3/5 (6 customers)

88-90/100

Robert Parker

15,5/20

RVF

"The 2013 Côtes Catalanes Les Clares Petites is equal parts Grenache blanc and Roussanne, aged in vats. Lively and delicious, with notes of citrus, lime and lovely minerality, this bright, medium-bodied white is irresistible. It's ideal for opening a meal, and will drink well for several years." (Wine Advocate - Robert Parker). A lively, thirst-quenching white to accompany simple foods...

Features

Estate

Domaine La Casenove

Cuvée

Les Clares Petites

Vintage

2013

Designation

IGP Côtes Catalanes

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

50% Grenache blanc, 40% Roussanne, 10% Torbat (Malvoisie)

Terroirs

clear, well-drained clays mixed with pebbles for Grenache, fine, sandy clays for Roussanne

Viticulture

traditional and meticulous

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

whole-cluster pressing, fermentation temperatures maintained between 16 and 18°C

Breeding

in tank

Alcohol content

14 %

Tasting & pairing

Eye

light yellow colour

Nose

intense and fresh

Mouth

a lively, light, thirst-quenching wine

Serve

at 8-10°C

Open

1/4h before

Drink from

2015

Drink before

2017

Food and wine pairing

enjoy with all kinds of starters: salads, hams, quiches, white meats, fish of course, Conté cheeses, young Cantal cheeses, fresh goat cheeses. Avoid flavors and tastes that are too intense. This wine is made to accompany simple foods...

Domaine La Casenove

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IGP Côtes Catalanes

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Expert opinion

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

Rated (2014 guide) 88-90/100 (Wonderful wine)

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

About the wine:

Côtes Catalanes Les Clares Petites 2013 is composed of equal parts Grenache blanc and Roussanne, aged in vats. Lively and delicious, with notes of citrus, lime and lovely minerality, this bright, medium-bodied white is irresistible. It's ideal for opening a meal, and will drink well for several years.

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

Rated (2015 guide) 15.5/20 (Good wine)

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 wine:

Les Clares Petites 2013 is a joyful white that tastes great, crisp and salty.

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.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3/5

out of 6 reviews

Note and review by M. BERNARD D. Published on 15/04/2015

Very pleasant white, lively, but with a little fat to accompany fish. A more reasonable price would be 7/8 €.