Domaine Plageoles - Gaillac Prunelart 2016

Name: Domaine Plageoles - Gaillac Prunelart 2016
Brand: Domaine Plageoles
Rating: 3.8 (14 reviews)

Gaillac|Red wine|Organic

Sud Ouest

Red

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3.8/5 (14 customers)

17/20

RVF

15,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

"Year after year, prunelart asserts itself as a grape of the future. This dense, full-bodied 2016 opens with notes of leather, shucked blackberries and damp earth. The tannins, still a little rigid, provide a juicy sensation. The lingering finish, based on noble bitters, reveals considerable minerality, tinged with notes of Jamaican pepper". (Le Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France 2019 - RVF). A red with aromas of fresh plum, licorice and spices, roundness and volume on the palate, with great concentration and typicity... Not to be missed!

Features

Estate

Domaine Plageoles

Cuvée

Prunelart

Vintage

2016

Designation

Gaillac

Region

Southwest

Grape varieties

100% Prunelart

Terroirs

Clayey-siliceous soils

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Traditional vatting, cold pre-fermentation, spontaneous fermentation, indigenous yeasts

Breeding

In cement vats for 12 to 18 months

Alcohol content

14,5%

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Beautiful ruby-purple colour

Nose

Aromas of fresh plum, liquorice and spices.

Mouth

Roundness and volume on the palate, lots of concentration and typicality

Serve

AT 15-17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2019

Drink before

2023

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with roasted meats, duck breast, blue cheeses...

Domain Plageoles

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Gaillac

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2019 guide) 15.5/20 (Very good wine)

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

Wine rated (2019 guide) 17/20 + Coup de Coeur (Great wine)

Domaine rated (2023 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 wine:

Year after year, prunelart asserts itself as a grape of the future. This dense, full-bodied 2016 opens with notes of leather, shucked blackberries and damp earth. The tannins, still a little rigid, provide a juicy sensation. The lingering finish, based on noble bitters, hints at significant minerality. tinged with notes of Jamaican pepper.

About the domain :

The Plageoles family has left its mark on the recent history of wine in Gaillac. Robert, then Bernard and Myriam, who brilliantly took over from him, were pioneers in the defense of local grape varieties and ancestral winemaking techniques. Bernard's sons, Florent and Romain, are gradually taking over, defending the twelve varieties grown in their vineyards, including the delicious prunelart, the extremely rare verdanel and the mauzac quartet (green, red, pink and black). Away from fashion and the beaten track, the estate continues to produce wines with strong personalities, exclusively from a single grape variety. This work of the head, the heart and the hands is fully reflected in a range of cuvées aiming for purity, uprightness and originality.

Customer reviews

Customer rating

3.8/5

on 14 reviews