Bret Brothers - Saint-Véran Climat "En Combe" 2018
88/100
Burghound
"A terroir wine
Located on the exceptional south-facing Chasselas hillside, the old ploughed vines of Saint-Véran Climat "En Combe" extract the minerality and fruit of this great terroir. The soil's high iron oxide content favors a high ageing potential. Always a little reserved when young, this great wine opens up after 2-3 years in bottle.
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Eye
Gold
Nose
Pure and fresh, fruity (yellow apple) and floral notes
Mouth
Dense and enveloping with a saline finish
Serve
At 10-12°C
Drink before
2026
Food and wine pairing
Perfect as an aperitif or with mackerel rillettes, veal escalope with cream and morel mushrooms, crab and asparagus dishes.
Bettane & Desseauve
Domaine rated (2021 guide) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
The Bret brothers have become a benchmark in the Mâconnais thanks to their commitment to biodynamic viticulture. Most of the work in the vineyard is done by hand, apart from ploughing and spraying - by tractor or horse - thanks to the entire Bret Team. Today, La Souffrandière is the family's 11-hectare estate. Bret Brothers is the grape-buying business, producing micro-cuvées (8 of which are AB). The wines are always remarkably energetic, and need a little opening up to discover their potential.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Domaine noté Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté (guide 2021) Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
About the domain :
This wine merchant was created in 2001 by the Bret brothers, who also own Domaine de la Soufrandière. They offer a wide range of quality wines from the Mâconnais and Beaujolais regions. The grapes are bought on the vine, harvested and vinified by the domaine's own team, using indigenous yeasts, and the vast majority are aged in 11-year-old Burgundy barrels: a wise choice to leave room for terroir and the vintage effect. 60% of the wines are organic in the 2018 vintage presented, and this is clearly specified on the highly detailed labels. In all, some 17 micro-cuvées are marketed each year. The selection below includes only the most well-balanced wines, four of which did not convince during our tasting. This heterogeneity observed in recent years leads us to remove the star.
Burghound
Rated wine 88/100
Customer rating
4.1/5
on 16 reviews
Note and review by M. PATRICK P. Published on 22/08/2021
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