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Bordaxuria - Irouléguy rouge 2020

Sud Ouest

Red

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Drink or Keep

91/100

RVF

cabernet franc
tannat
fruity
gourmet
confidential

"A tender discovery up for grabs

"In the vein of the great tannats of the Southwest, but still too young to be deflowered. The tight, powerful, combative, energetic 2020 red is the wine of the future. We're waiting for the superb tannin to refine into roundness". (Le Guide RVF 2024). A fine representative of its appellation!

Features

Estate

Bordaxuria

Vintage

2020

Designation

Irouléguy

Region

Southwest

Grape varieties

50% Tannat, 50% Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

Stemming from a silty soil whose red sandstone parent rock is very outcropping.

Viticulture

Certified organic

Harvest

Manual

Winemaking

Vatting period of 25-30 days with punching of the cap for the first 4 days and light pumping over every 2 days, grape varieties vinified separately by plot, malolactic fermentation in vats.

Breeding

11 months, 90% in concrete tanks and 10% in 400L used barrels

Organic

Yes

Tasting & pairing

Eye

Garnet-red colour

Nose

Crisp black fruits and notes of undergrowth, typical of the appellation.

Mouth

Gourmet and fresh, full-bodied and supple

Serve

AT 10-12°C

Drink before

2026

Food and wine pairing

Food and wine pairing

Enjoy with grilled vegetables, piperade, duck confit, mature cheeses...

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Expert opinion

Guide Hachette des vins

Guide Hachette des vins

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

About the domain :

The Reca family combines dairy ewes and winegrowing on 2 farms: Larraldea, in Saint-Just-Ibarre, and Bordaxuria, in Ispoure. On the vineyard side, 7.5 ha of terraced vineyards (in organic conversion) planted on the slopes of the Arradoy. Two farms run since 2012 by the Reca sisters: Oihana, Intza and Elorri. The latter, working in the vineyards with her partner Brice Robelet, ended her collaboration with the Saint-Étienne-de-Baïgorry winery in 2014 to produce her own wines.

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 wine (guide 2024 ) 91/100

Domaine rated (guide 2022) 1*Star (Stars in the making or quality winemakers with good production levels, you won't be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine:

In the vein of the great tannats of the Southwest, but still too young to be deflowered. The tight, powerful, combative, energetic 2020 red is the wine of the future. We're waiting for the superb tannin to refine into roundness.

About the domain :

Having left the cooperative in 2014, Elorri Reca and Brice Robelet passionately manage this small estate located in a former quarry. The vineyard, certified organic in 2018, stretches over 350 meters of slope, 80% of which is terraced. These young winegrowers do a lot of manual work to get the best out of these highly draining red sandstone terroirs. Brice also looks after a parcel in the northern Rhône Valley, whose grapes cross France and are vinified in Irouléguy.

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