Rating: RVF 15.5/20
This beautiful red Rivesaltes cuvée is aged in vats, in a reductive environment, protected from the air. This allows this naturally sweet wine to preserve its fruit aromas and ensure a slow evolution towards more intense notes. A full-bodied, rich vintage, with great finesse and elegance...
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Eye
deep garnet color
Nose
with fruit aromas
Mouth
full-bodied, refined and rich, a robust and vigorous wine
Serve
at 14-15°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink from
2013
Drink before
2030 and beyond
Food and wine pairings
Dark chocolate desserts are, of course, a must, but red fruit soups and tarts made with the same fruits are also pleasant accompaniments. Be careful not to overload the dishes so as to maintain balance with the wine...
Bettane & Desseauve
Winery rated 2 stars (A serious and recommendable production, but a little more consistent and uniform than the previous one)
About the estate:
A former press photographer, Étienne Montès took over the family estates, Casenove and Saint-Luc. The La Garrigue and Torrespeyres vintages form the core of the range and are easy to access. The Commandant-Jaubert vintage is produced when the vintage is suitable. It is named after a sailor, Étienne's great-great-uncle, who built the estate.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated 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 Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking and, as such, all the estates listed in it, even those without stars, represent, in our opinion, the excellence of French production.)
About the estate:
Etienne Montès, a former renowned press photographer, has been at the helm of the family estate since the late 1980s. With his in-depth knowledge of the terroirs and their potential, he produces a fine range of IGP Côtes Catalanes wines, from simple fruit wines to large-scale vintages such as the highly acclaimed Commandant Jaubert. The VDNs are very serious but sometimes struggle to moderate their warm character. The entire range is sincere and of good quality. Wine lovers will find beautiful, authentic wines that are capable of aging very well in the cellar. However, the alcoholic heaviness is recurrent, which hinders the finesse of the expressions and leads us to remove the estate's star rating. A few technical and stylistic adjustments would undoubtedly suffice to dust off the style of these wines, whose depth of flavor is undeniable.
Customer rating
4/5
based on 2 reviews
Review and opinion by Mr. DAVID N. Published on 10/01/2016
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Note and opinion by Mr. MATTHIEU D. Published on 07/22/2014
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