Domaine La Casenove - Muscat de Rivesaltes 2011

Name: Domaine La Casenove - Muscat de Rivesaltes 2011
Brand: Domaine La Casenove
Rating: 3.9 (11 reviews)

Muscat de Rivesaltes|White wine

Roussillon

White

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3.9/5 (11 customers)

14/20

RVF

88/100

Robert Parker

The estate's Muscats are made to age. The grapes are picked at the peak of ripeness to extract their characteristic candied fruit aromas. A naturally sweet wine that's a perfect match for foie gras and desserts... A delicacy to be discovered without delay!

Features

Estate

Domaine La Casenove

Vintage

2011

Designation

Muscat de Rivesaltes

Region

Roussillon

Grape varieties

70% Muscat d’Alexandrie, 30% Muscat Petit Grain

Terroirs

sand and gravel

Viticulture

neat and traditional

Harvest

manual

Winemaking

direct pressing for Petit Grain, pellicular maceration for Alexandrie, classic vinification for Blanc.

Breeding

in tanks

Alcohol content

16,5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

golden yellow colour

Nose

beautiful candied fruit aromas

Mouth

elegant and sincere

Serve

at 8-10°C

Open

and serve!

Drink from

2014

Drink before

2022

Food and wine pairing

enjoy with foie gras, fruit salad, galette des rois, crème catalane or floating islands...

Domaine La Casenove

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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

Wine rated (2014 guide) 88/100 (Good wine)

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

About the wine:

Favoring Muscat d'Alexandrie and Muscat à petit grain, Montes' 2011 Muscat de Rivesaltes is fragrant with mint, orange liqueur and dried apricot. Fortunately - and unlike so many wines from this appellation - it's not sickening, and although modest in length, it's refreshingly lively, offering a counterpoint to its sweetness.

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

Wine rated (2014 guide) 14/20 (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:

In VDN, the 2011 Muscat-de-Rivesaltes appears very generous and evolves on alcohol.

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

3.9/5

out of 11 reviews