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Domaine de Fontsainte Corbieres Reserve La Demoiselle 2020
Domaine de Fontsainte Corbieres Reserve La Demoiselle 2020
Domaine de Fontsainte Corbieres Reserve La Demoiselle 2020

Domaine de Fontsainte Corbieres Reserve La Demoiselle 2020

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Size | 750mL

Corbières, on ground the Romans planted first, a domaine built around a thermal spring, with a Marcus Agrippa coin turned up in the vineyard to prove the point. Old Carignan from vines set in 1904 works silica, clay and limestone strewn with galets into something deep, dark and soulful, the mid-palate carrying that gravelly minerality straight through the tannin. Carignan is to the Languedoc what Syrah is to the northern Rhône: 120 years of vine memory in a glass.

Details

Wine Type
Red
Producer
Domaine de Fontsainte
Country
France
Region
Languedoc-Roussillon
Appellation
Languedoc-Roussillon
Grape
Rhone Red Blends
Farming
Sustainable

Professional Ratings

94 Vinous
94 Jeb Dunnuck
94 James Suckling
91 Wine Advocate
91 Wine Enthusiast

About the Producer

The first vineyards at Domaine de Fontsainte, in the Corbières appellation, were planted by the Romans. Artifacts found in these vineyards, such as an old coin dating from the time of Marcus Agrippa in 25 A.D., are a testament to its antiquity. The original domaine was built around a thermal spring, which was later named for the local, twelfth-century patron saint, Saint Siméon; hence Fontsainte—the saint’s fount. Yves Laboucarié’s family has been making wine here since the seventeenth century, and we were lucky to have met him so early on in his career.

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