Mas Amiel - Maury 40 ans d'âge

Name: Mas Amiel - Maury 40 years old
Brand: Mas Amiel
Rating: 4.3 (15 reviews)

Maury|Red wine

Roussillon

Red

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4.3/5 (15 customers)

16/20

Bettane & Desseauve

95/100

Robert Parker

18/20

RVF

"The latest version of Maury 40 Years shows tonic nutty aromas and hints of maple syrup. Yet it's surprisingly ready to drink, being medium to full-bodied, with moderate sugar content and notes of mocha and ripe citrus on the long, lingering finish." (Wine Advocate 2019 - Joe Czerwinski)

Features

Estate

Mas Amiel

Cuvée

40 ans

Designation

Maury

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

90% Grenache Noir, 5% Maccabeu, 5% Carignan

Terroirs

Soils of decomposed shale and black marl

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

De-stemming, grape mutage followed by 30 days of maceration

Breeding

1 year in glass carboys placed outside, then in 350 hl oak casks

Alcohol content

16.5 %

Residual sugars

85.9 g/l

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Mahogany-colored dress

Nose

Aromas of hot metal, encaustic, spices mixed with walnut, fig, date and brown tobacco.

Mouth

Fragrances of walnut, fig and date mingled with brown tobacco, finishing on notes of bitter orange, rustic freshness.

Serve

AT 15°C

Drink before

2035

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with Pata Negra, blue-veined cheese (Roquefort, Stilton) or on its own as an aperitif ...

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2020 guide) 16/20 (Very good wine)

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

About the wine:

Nose of salted butter caramel, seaweed and toast. Plum and roasted peach on the palate, with lots of energy, high-flying salinity and acidity, and a never-ending finish of dried fruit. Timeless.

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!

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Rated (2019 guide) 95/100 (Extraordinary wine)

Domaine noté (guide 2021) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)

About the wine:

The latest version of Maury 40 Ans presents tonic nutty aromas and hints of maple syrup. Yet it's surprisingly ready to drink, being medium to full-bodied, with moderate sugar content and notes of mocha and ripe citrus on the long, lingering finish.

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

Wine rated (2020 guide) 18/20 (Grand vin)

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 wine:

It is distinguished by a long, complex rancio.

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 bar for 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

Rated domain (guide 2023) Recommended

Customer reviews

Customer rating

4.3/5

out of 15 reviews

Note and review by M. JEAN H. Published on 08/11/2021

For me, one of the 3 or 4 best mutés wines in the South of France. An explosion of pleasant aromas and a never-ending length on the palate....