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Domaine Chiroulet - Grande Réserve 2018

Sud Ouest

Red

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Hachette

wooded
round-tipped
tannic
red meat

"Pure red fruit, nicely vanilla-flavored. The intense nose certainly appealed. The palate is not to be outdone: balanced, full-bodied, structured by tannins that are present but under control. A perfect match for prime rib or Roquefort-type cheese". (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2022). Everything you'd expect from a good "Gascon" wine!

Features

Estate

Domaine Chiroulet

Cuvée

Grande Réserve

Vintage

2018

Designation

IGP Côtes de Gascogne

Region

Southwest

Grape varieties

60% Merlot, 40% Tannat (vieilles vignes)

Terroirs

Selection of old vines on fine south-facing clay, a terroir comparable to the Côte de Saint-Emilion, at an altitude of 180m.

Viticulture

Traditional and meticulous

Harvest

At optimum maturity

Winemaking

Long maceration of 25 days with transfer to barrels after malolactic fermentation.

Breeding

12 months in oak barrels, 30% of which are new, then 6 months in vats

Alcohol content

13.5%

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Deep purple colour

Nose

Complex of red and black fruits (Morello cherry, blackcurrant)

Mouth

Voluminous with delicate woody notes, sweet spices, mocha, a fresh, tight tannin finish that gives it good length with a return to slightly jammy fruit.

Serve

Decant at 15-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with red meats or mature cheeses...

Domain Chiroulet

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IGP Côtes de Gascogne

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Expert opinion

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

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

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (guide 2022) 1*Star (Very successful wine)

Domain rated (guide 2022) Award-winning wines (The wines of this producer are regularly awarded by the guide)

About the wine:

Pure red fruit, nicely vanilla-flavored. The intense nose is sure to please. The palate is not to be outdone: balanced, full-bodied, structured by tannins that are present but under control. A perfect match for prime rib or Roquefort-type cheese.

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.

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Note and review by M. PASCAL H. Published on 13/03/2023

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