"The Grenache grown on schist gives Maison Jaune a particular finesse, combining fruit, cherry, heather flowers, thyme, and rockrose." (Le Guide RVF 2026).
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Eye
Bright raspberry color with purple highlights
Nose
Delicate aromas of black fruits (cherry, morello cherry, blackberry, plum), spices (licorice), garrigue (thyme), leather, and empyreumatic notes (cocoa).
Mouth
Supple, lively, and precise, with delicate texture and juicy fruit, soft and elegant tannins, and a long, flavorful finish.
Serve
Decant at 15-16°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2033+
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with a stew, Rossini-style venison steak, spiced poultry ballotine, rabbit in gibelotte sauce, veal grenadine with herbs, lamb sauté, or beef Wellington...
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
About the estate:
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2026 guide) 93/100
Rated estate (2026 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or quality winemakers producing good-quality wines; you won't be disappointed when tasting the wines from these estates)
About wine:
Grenache grown on schist gives Maison Jaune a particular finesse, combining fruit, cherry, heather flowers, thyme, and rockrose.
About the estate:
Sophie and Thibaud Bardi de Fourtou took over this historic estate in Faugères in 2017. The wines we tasted for this edition are the last examples of the transition between Jean-Michel Alquier and the new owners. The couple's goal? To perpetuate the style of the estate, 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 remain attentive to this new turning point.
James Suckling
Wine rated (2025 guide) 91/100
About wine:
Tasty and smoky, with aromas of tobacco, cigar box, olives, and pomegranate on the nose. It is full-bodied, with chalky tannins. Well concentrated. Drink now or hold.
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