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Domaine Adrien Berlioz - Savoie Octavie 2022

Savoie

Red

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93/100 Coup de Cœur

RVF

(2020 Vintage ratings)
Persian
spicy
digestible
amateur wine
off the beaten track

"A Persian with a dark side

Octavie is like going "to the dark side of the force". Dark, spicy, lively, stirring and graceful all at once, this wine is already projecting its power on the nose, with notes of licorice reminiscent of a certain depth. On the palate, it's full-bodied and generous, with good acidity and tight tannins. A few years in the cellar will enable this Persian from elsewhere to be tamed even more.

Features

Estate

Domaine Adrien Berlioz

Cuvée

Octavie

Vintage

2022

Designation

Savoie

Region

Savoie

Grape varieties

100% Persan

Terroirs

"Les cray" in the commune of Chignin, clay-limestone over marl, south-facing, 10% slope

Viticulture

Ecocert-certified organic

Harvest

Manual, grape transport in crates

Winemaking

Cold maceration for 12-24 hours, spontaneous fermentation by indigenous yeasts, vatting for 2 to 3 weeks, light foot treading, spontaneous malolactic fermentation.

Breeding

In 600-litre demi-muids

Alcohol content

11%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Intense

Nose

Expressive and deep, with notes of spice and licorice... the power and the "dark" side of this wine are palpable.

Mouth

Dark and concentrated, spicy (liquorice stick), ample, generous, taut with good acidity, a lively, graceful wine with tight tannins to age.

Serve

AT 16-18°C

Open

Take the time to rest the bottle and tame this wine, aerate it in advance on recent vintages and let it open up and offer itself to you.

Drink from

2027

Drink before

2043

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Pair with game, charcuterie, red meats...

Domain Adrien Berlioz

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Expert opinion

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

Rated (guide 2023) 93/100 Coup de Cœur (Vintage 2020)

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

About the domain :

Adrien Berlioz, Gilles Berlioz's young cousin (and neighbor), set up business in 2006. A demanding and rigorous winemaker, he works all his vines organically (Demeter certification in 2020), including those on the steepest slopes. With 14 different cuvées on just over 5 hectares, quantities are very limited and these artisan wines are hard to find. We admire the diversity, energy and frankness of these cuvées, which are contemporary yet totally rooted in Savoyard identity, and which also age gracefully. Adrien's latest project: the reconstitution of a forgotten vineyard in Détrier, at the gateway to the Gelon valley, with four hectares of heritage grape varieties grown under pergola (bia blanc, barbin, joubertin, verdesse, mondeuse blanche and noire, altesse)! Year after year, the estate confirms its central place among the region's elite, a point of reference both for oenophiles and for young winemakers setting up in Alpine vineyards with ever-higher ambitions.

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