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Bardi d'Alquier - Faugères Les Bastides d'Alquier 2021
Bardi d'Alquier - Faugères Les Bastides d'Alquier 2021

Bardi d'Alquier - Faugères Les Bastides d'Alquier 2021

Faugères|Red wine

92/100

RVF

91/100

James Suckling

90/100

Jeb Dunnuck

harmonious
distinguished
age-worthy wine

"A truly exceptional vintage; its harmony will delight the palate and provide immediate pleasure."

“The 2021 vintage brings energy to Les Bastides d’Alquier, with perfect tension in its robust, spicy tannins. Hints of mint, rockrose, arbutus, and pine sap are evident.” (The RVF Guide 2025) Decant for a good hour before tasting.

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Estate

Domaine Bardi d'Alquier

Vintage

Les Bastides d'Alquier

Vintage

2021

Designation

Faugères

Region

Languedoc

Grape Varieties

Syrah, Grenache (vignes de 65 ans), Mourvèdre

Regions

Soils with shale components, on hilltops and south-facing hillsides

Viticulture

In the process of converting to organic farming

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Complete destemming, cold maceration, extended fermentation, pumping over, bottling without filtration

Livestock Farming

18 months in Burgundy casks and barrels

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

Deep color with purplish highlights

Nose

Captivated by its warmth and the subtlety of its toasty, smoky, and roasted aromas, combined with complex notes of violet and thyme

Palate

Round and silky, with delicate tannins and lovely, harmonious notes of fruit, licorice, and coffee on the finish

Serve

Decant at 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before service

Drink before

2032+

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with duck breast with orange, a rib of beef, a leg of lamb stuffed with garlic and baked in a crust, or a pot-au-feu with marrow bones...

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Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Estate rated "Recommended" (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker—The Wine Advocate)

About the estate:

 
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide to the Best Wines of France

RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France

Wine rated (2025 guide) 92/100

Rated estate (2026 guide) 1*Star (Rising stars or high-quality winemakers producing wines of a high standard—you won’t be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the wine:

The 2021 vintage brings energy to Les Bastides d'Alquier, with perfect tension in its robust, spicy tannins. Hints of mint, rockrose, arbutus, and pine sap are evident.

About the estate:

Sophie and Thibaud Bardi de Fourtou took over this historic estate in Faugères in 2017. The wines we tasted for this issue are the last vestiges of the transition from Jean-Michel Alquier to the new owners. What is the couple’s goal? To preserve the estate’s signature style, whose vineyard is dominated by old Syrah vines from massal selections (among the first planted in Languedoc in the 1960s by Jean-Michel Alquier’s father, Gilbert) complemented by Mourvèdre and Grenache. We’ll be keeping a close eye on this new chapter.
James Suckling

James Suckling

Wine rated (2024 guide) 91/100

About the wine:

A well-structured, textured, and flavorful red wine with aromas of dark plums, game, grilled meat, and warm spices. Hints of forest floor. The wine is medium-bodied to full-bodied with fine tannins. Textured and concentrated, with a flavorful finish. Ready to drink now.
Jeb Dunnuck

Jeb Dunnuck

Wine rated (2024 guide) 90/100

About the wine:

The 2021 Faugères Les Bastides D'Alquier is another solid wine. Spicy, peppery garrigue, dried flowers, and leather notes define this medium-bodied Provençal wine. It opens up nicely as it sits in the glass; its tannins are present, its balance is remarkable, and it’s one of those wines that gets better with every sip.

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