"It resembles prune juice. It smells of licorice tea, smoked anise, and flax seeds. Surprisingly smoky and meaty. Prunes. Stunning concentration—it feels like the wine has been extracted from the heart of the earth. There is so much going on here that it is impossible to do this wine justice in a quick tasting. This wine requires hours of time and attention. It is an imposing sculpture. To understand it, you have to sit with it, listen to it, give it the opportunity to tell its story." (Jancis Robinson 2024)
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Eye
Mahogany dress
Nose
Opens with notes of prunes and sloes mixed with candied oranges, followed by sweet and mellow spice notes, with a jammy finish.
Mouth
With plenty of substance, between roundness and freshness, tannins balance with sugar, tangy finish with salty notes.
Serve
Decant at 15°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairings
Pairs well with a spicy pastilla, aged Comté cheese, chocolate desserts...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated 99/100
4-star estate (Producers of very high quality, the pride of French vineyards)
About wine:
Smoother than the 30-year-old, more elegant and caressing, its aromas are almost salty, with hints of soy, brandy, and old-fashioned jam. A broad palette. An endless festival on the finish.
About the estate:
In Maury, Mas Amiel has 150 hectares of vineyards in production, spread over 132 plots, dominated by the Cathar castle of Quéribus. Olivier Decelle (also owner of Château Jean Faure in Saint-Émilion) has acted as a patron, gradually restoring it to perfect production condition, assisted since 2007 by Nicolas Raffy, who loves this land. With the conversion to biodynamics, the expression of the wines will certainly continue to evolve in the years to come. While natural sweet wines have not been neglected, far from it, the emphasis has been placed on the production of very modern dry wines, with a wide range covering all styles. An essential source!
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2021 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated estate (2024 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About the estate:
In the heart of the Maury terroir, at the bottom of the hillside, stands a large building with rows of demi-jeunes barrels in which nectars age for a year in the sun before being transferred to the barrel room for decades. Mas Amiel, the firstborn of the Olivier Decelle galaxy, is a page in the history of Roussillon. It is an estate that celebrates the tradition of great natural sweet wines, while also innovating with dry wines, with a refined, lively and very precise style, supported by a heritage of old vines. Nicolas Raffy, a talented Catalan winemaker, flies the flag for wines made from calcoschist, black marl and granite soils. He has identified steep plots, adapted his blends, his ageing methods and his harvest dates so that dry Maury wines can join the VDNs at the top of the range. The estate is now undoubtedly one of the great references. In recent years, the progress made with dry wines has been spectacular. The third star is approaching.
Jancis Robinson
Wine rated (2024 guide) 19,5/20
About wine:
It resembles prune juice. It smells of licorice tea, smoked anise, and flax seeds. Surprisingly smoky and meaty. Prunes. Stunning concentration—it feels like the wine has been extracted from the heart of the earth. There is so much going on here that it is impossible to do this wine justice in a quick tasting. This wine requires hours of time and attention. It is an imposing sculpture. To grasp it, you have to sit with it, listen to it, give it a chance to tell its story.
James Suckling
Rated estate (2023 guide) Recommended
Customer rating
4.7/5
based on 9 reviews
Note and opinion by Mr. RICHARD C. Published on January 5, 2025
I let my friends try it at the end of the meal.... The bottle was emptied, no further comment needed.
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Note and opinion by Mr. VINCENT L. Published on 09/01/2024
My first encounter with a Maury, and what an encounter... Pure prune juice, pairing perfectly with the homemade dark chocolate profiteroles we enjoyed with it. I'll have to explore this further; it's so silky, smooth, and complex that you can't take it all in at once.
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Note and opinion by Mr. GILLES R. Published on 10/27/2025
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