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Mas Amiel - Vintage Réserve 2014

Roussillon

Red

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Bettane & Desseauve

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Hachette

"Candied fruit, burlat cherry, licorice, bergamot and spices are found in this charming offensive that balances sweetness and freshness. Young and accomplished, to be enjoyed now". (Le Guide Bettane & Desseauve 2020) Digestive par excellence, this Maury seduces with its finesse.

Features

Estate

Mas Amiel

Cuvée

Vintage Réserve

Vintage

2014

Designation

Maury

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

100% Grenache noir

Terroirs

Shale soils

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

In concrete and stainless steel vats, macerated on grain at mid-fermentation, then macerated for 15 to 20 days.

Breeding

In a reducing environment in barrels of 1 to 3 wines for 12 months, then in bottles

Alcohol content

16,5%

Residual sugars

80.5 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Nose

Enveloping black fruit and garrigue with a touch of citrus and blood orange.

Mouth

Powerful freshness of sweet, tangy burlat aromas followed by notes of sweet spices.

Serve

AT 15-17°C

Drink before

2030

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Goes well with duck with cherries, lamb tagine with prunes...

Mas Amiel

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2015 guide) 15/20 (Very good wine)

4-star rated estates (top-quality producers, the glories of French winegrowing)

About the wine:

Candied fruit, burlat cherry, licorice, bergamot and spices are found in this charming offensive that balances sweetness and freshness. Young and accomplished, to be enjoyed now.

About the domain :

In Maury, Mas Amiel boasts 150 hectares of vines in production, spread over 132 parcels, dominated by the Cathar château of Quéribus. Olivier Decelle (also owner of Château Jean Faure in Saint-Émilion) has worked as a patron of the arts, gradually restoring the estate to a perfect state of production, assisted since 2007 by Nicolas Raffy, a lover of the land. With the conversion to biodynamic viticulture, the expression of the wines will certainly evolve further in the years to come. While natural sweet wines have not been abandoned, far from it, the emphasis has been placed on the production of very modern dry wines, with a wide range covering all styles. An unmissable source!

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2019 guide) 1*Star (Very successful wine)

About the wine:

A warm, full-bodied, spicy garnet, with a rich palette of black fruit that gently evolves into prune. A perfect match for chocolate in all its forms.

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Domaine noté (guide 2021) 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 rated (guide 2024) 2*Stars (These great estates, often endowed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, must be included in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).

About the domain :

In the heart of the Maury terroir, at the foot of the hillside, a large building and rows of demi jeannes in which nectars age for a year in the sun, before moving on to the tuns for decades. Mas Amiel, the first born of the Olivier Decelle galaxy, is a page in Roussillon history. An estate that celebrates the tradition of great natural sweet wines, while renewing itself in dry wines, with a refined, sanguine and very precise style, supported by a heritage of old vines. Nicolas Raffy, a talented Catalan winemaker, raises the profile of wines made from calcoschists, black marl and granite. He has identified steep plots, and adapted his blends, ageing and harvest dates so that the dry Maury wines join the VDNs at the top. Today, the domaine is unquestionably one of the great references. In recent years, progress on the dry side has been spectacular. The third star is approaching.

James Suckling

James Suckling

Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended

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