Domaine Chiroulet - Soleil d'Automne 2016 (Moelleux)
Sud Ouest
White
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88/100
Gilbert & Gaillard
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14,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
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14/20
RVF
Soleil d'Automne is a very floral, complex mellow wine, combining notes of fresh fruit, slightly honeyed dried fruit and citrus. Typical Manseng, a charming wine!
Features
Estate
Domaine Chiroulet
Cuvée
Soleil d'Automne
Vintage
2016
Designation
IGP Côtes de Gascogne
Region
Southwest
Grape varieties
70% Gros Manseng, 30% Petit Manseng
Viticulture
natural passerillage on stumps
Harvest
between October 15 and November 15 before the first frosts
Winemaking
Long, gentle direct pressing, followed by fermentation in regulated stainless steel vats for Gros Manseng and in wooden vats for Petit Manseng. Cold mutage (blocking of fermentation at 50gr/l of residual sugar, with minimal addition of sulfur).
Breeding
on fine lees without stirring.
Tasting & pairing
Eye
yellow colour with sublime green highlights
Nose
very floral. Great complexity with citrus, redcurrants and white fruits.
Mouth
elegant and well-balanced. Fresh citrus finish.
Serve
at 12-14°C
Drink from
2017
Drink before
2025
Food and wine pairing
as an aperitif, at four o'clock on dry cakes, on desserts, lemon meringue or fruit tarts, on foie gras gascon.
Domain Chiroulet
IGP Côtes de Gascogne
Expert opinion
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated (guide 2017) 14.5/20 (Vintage 2015) (Good wine)
Domaine rated (2020 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one has the right to expect from its appellation(s))
About the domain :
Philippe Fezas has been pampering his vines since 1995, when he took the plunge and added winemaker to consultant to Seguin-Moreau. Committed to producing expressive wines, which are distributed to wine merchants and fine restaurants, he takes great care in designing his parcels of land, in contrast to the surrounding production. His two côtes face the Pyrenees, with a variation of soils between fine clays (côte d'Heux) and more chalky soils (terres blanches).
Guide Hachette des vins
Domain rated (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)
About the domain :
Heir to 4 generations of winegrowers established here since 1893, Philippe Fezas gazes out from his 50-hectare estate at the small 13th-century church in the nearby hamlet of Heux. In the rows of vines blows the chiroula, a beneficial wind that dries the bunches, which will give flocs, armagnacs and Côtes de Gascogne of high expression. A sure bet.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Rated wine (guide 2017) 14/20 (Vintage 2015) (Good wine)
Gilbert & Gaillard
Rated wine (2016 guide) 88/100 (Vintage 2015)
Customer reviews
Customer rating
3.5/5
on 4 reviews
Note and review by M. LOIC C. Published on 09/09/2017
A rather consensual wine that lacks character.
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Note and review by M. JEAN YVES H. Published on 23/04/2018
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Note and review by M. FRANCK D. Published on 09/10/2017
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Note and review by M. LUC B. Published on 06/06/2017
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