Tag: Languedoc wine

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Mas Onésime, Fruit Day

Mas Onesime - Fruit Day
Mas Onésime – Fruit Day – Faugères wine
Mas Onésime - Fruit Day - Faugères wine

Faugères - Great wines of nature

Fruit Day 2021

Demeter certified vintage , produced in AOP Faugères by Mas Onésime.

In biodynamic viticulture, " fruit days" are defined as the period when the moon passes in front of the fire constellations, specifically Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius. During these fruit days , the wine's aromatic intensity gradually intensifies. This is why this Faugères appellation wine is racked and bottled on a Fruit Day , which is also its name.

Type of soil

Sandstone shale from Faugères, with an average altitude of around 250 metres.

Grapes

55% Cinsault, 45% Syrah.

Average return

30 hectoliters per hectare.

winemaking

Manual harvesting then parcel vinification followed by aging in vats which strives to preserve the freshness and crispness of the wine.

Tasting

If the wine is racked on a fruit day to capture its aromatic peak, it is also recommended for the most discerning tasters to enjoy it during a fruit day phase . Indeed, it is during this phase of the lunar calendar that a wine's nose is at its most expressive and pleasing. For this Jour Fruit cuvée, vinified by Mas Onésime , the aromatic complex is dominated by notes of fresh red fruits, subtly evoking raspberry or crushed strawberry. The palate, which then reaches its optimal point, reconciles freshness and lusciousness, with a genuine expression of varietal aromas that is full of modernity.

Food & wine pairing

Dinner aperitif, sardine rillettes, charcuterie plancha, hummus, beef carpaccio, spaghetti bolognese, bacon omelet, cheese quiche.

AOP Faugeres – Hérault Department – ​​France, Occitanie wine region.

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Combe Longue, by Domaine Saint Cels

Combe Longue - Domaine Saint Cels - Wine of Saint Chinian
Combe Longue – Domaine Saint Cels – Wine of Saint Chinian
Combe Longue - Domaine Saint Cels - Saint Chinian wine
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Long Combe 2021

A fruity and generous white wine from the Saint Cels estate, vinified in the Saint Chinian AOP.

Terroir

In the heart of the Saint-Chinian appellation, the Saint Cels estate benefits from an exceptional terroir with a diversity of soils cultivated using organic viticulture: schist slopes, clay-limestone valleys, and rolled pebbles. As throughout the Saint-Chinian region , the climate and vegetation that influence the profile and aroma of the wines are typically Mediterranean. More specifically, the vineyard, exposed to hot, dry summers tempered by cool nights, offers real potential for the production of white wines. The Combe Longue cuvée, the product of a three-hectare vineyard parcel located on clay-limestone slopes south of the village of Saint-Chinian, is a perfect example of this.

Grape varieties and culture

The cuvée Long Combe comes from the balanced blend of a trio of grape varieties. White Grenache gives it the lightness and delicacy of white flower notes. The Roussanne infuses with finesse the notes of dried fruits. The Rolle, long called Vermentino, comes to fix the whole with its own touch of freshness.
The vines that contribute to this harmonic trio bring a richness based on an average age of the vines greater than 25 years. Their expressive potential is enhanced by the management of the vineyard in organic viticulture which favors the partial grassing of the rows of vines.

Breeding

At Domaine Saint Cels, meticulous winemaking is employed, striving to give the Saint Chinian wines a modern character through the emphasis on fruitiness. To achieve this expressive fullness, the Combe Longue cuvée is aged on its fine lees until bottling.

Tasting

The cuvée Long Combe is distinguished by a light yellow robe with luminous sparkles. On the first nose it reveals a delicacy and a lightness where a dominant of citrus could evoke the mandarin. Then, the aromatic density unfolding, spices and bergamot enrich the first olfactory impressions.
On the palate, the attack is distinguished by its roundness and density, revealing the signature of the terroir of Combe Longue which is distinguished by its sunny hillsides. The first evocations of fruit and spice are still confirmed. The whole is seductive, testifying to a balance whose subtle and fresh opulence make all the charm.

The ideal serving temperature is around 10-12°C
Long Combe adapts to being drunk in its early youth or but also agrees with a conservation of 2 to 3 years in the cellar.

Food & wine pairings

This white wine will pair perfectly with a pan-seared Mediterranean fish fillet, accompanied by a spring vegetable medley or a mushroom risotto.

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Two Fitou wines, by Domaine Lérys

Prestige and Tradition vintages - Wines of Fitou, signed Domaine Lérys
Prestige and Tradition Cuvées – Wines of Fitou, signed Domaine Lérys
Fitou wines

Prestige and Tradition Cuvées

The Prestige and Tradition vintages together form a full expression of this exceptional schist terroir that characterizes the wines of the upper Fitou.

The Fitou appellation , one of the oldest in Languedoc, boasts a unique terroir: its vineyards are divided between a coastal area surrounded by lagoons and a hilly territory bordering the Corbières , known as Haut Fitou. Domaine Lérys is located precisely in Haut Fitou, one of the great schist terroirs of Languedoc. These mineral soils are home to very old Carignan vines, some over a century old. To showcase the exceptional potential of this terroir, this selection features two Fitou AOC wines , vinified and aged in the Domaine Lérys winery in Villeneuve-les-Corbières.

Cuvée Prestige

Grapes: 60% Carignan, 30% Syrah, 10% Grenache Noir.
The cuvée Prestige is the ambassador of an exceptional Schist terroir. It is distinguished by its intense red color and its nose of well-marked black fruits. On the palate, it reveals a roundness and amplitude where the varietal aromas of blackcurrant and crushed blackberry carried by the Carignan mingle with the spices and pepper revealed by the Syrah on the finish. Responding to the perfect typicity of Fitou wines, the structural tannins are present and frame the harmonic construction.
The cuvée Prestige can be enjoyed now or kept in the cellar, well established on a aging potential of 5 to 8 years.

Vintage Tradition

Grapes: 60% Carignan, 40% Grenache noir.
The cuvée Tradition research with concentration the expression of the fruit. Taking advantage of a carbonic maceration followed by a long vatting, it immediately asserts its desire to bring high notes of red fruits, well supported as for any self-respecting Fitou with fine and round tannins. Here again, the juices come from berries harvested on a terroir of pure shale during manual harvesting followed by careful sorting.
Rich in fruit, the cuvée Tradition is ready to drink but can also be kept for up to 3 years.

AOP Fitou – Aude department – ​​France, Occitanie region.

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