"This vintage showcases the rare Lledoner Pelut (80%), a cousin of Grenache, accompanied by Carignan and Mourvèdre. The color is bright ruby with violet highlights. The elegant nose evokes red fruits (cherry and redcurrant) enhanced by a hint of spice. The palate is round, velvety and spicy (white pepper), supported by clean tannins and a delicate freshness that extends the finish." (Le Guide Hachette 2023). Numbered bottles.
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Eye
Red velvet dress with purple highlights
Nose
Elegant, with aromas of red fruits enhanced by a hint of spice
Mouth
Round, velvety, with silky tannins, remarkable length, dazzling springtime freshness
Serve
Decant at 16-18°C
Open
1 hour before
Drink before
2030+
Food and wine pairings
Enjoy with Bresse chicken, a nice piece of grilled beef, risotto, vegetable quiche, mature cheeses...
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated estate (2025 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, in line with what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About the estate:
In 2000, Valérie Guérin took over the estate built up over the years by her father Jacques, a professor of oenology. In twenty years, he expanded it from one thousand vines to eleven hectares: thirteen plots of very old vines cultivated meticulously, low yields, very natural winemaking, and no barrel aging whatsoever. The wines are harmonious, full of flavor and freshness, and very appealing in their naturalness. The Dennis-Royal cuvées, made from Carignan vines over 75 years old, and Les-Vendangeurs-de-la-Violette are as fabulous as ever. The 2016 vintage will have to wait a little longer, as the extraction seems more intense than usual.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rating (2023 guide) 2 stars (Outstanding wine)
Rated estate (2025 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About wine:
This cuvée showcases the rare Lledoner Pelut (80%), a cousin of Grenache, accompanied by Carignan and Mourvèdre. The color is bright ruby with violet highlights. The elegant nose evokes red fruits (cherry and redcurrant) enhanced by a hint of spice. The palate is round, velvety, and spicy (white pepper), supported by clean tannins and a delicate freshness that extends the finish.
About the estate:
The thousand vines of the early days have grown, through purchases and plantings, into an 11-hectare estate in the maritime region of Fitou. This estate, created in 1979 by Jacques Guérin, a former viticulture teacher at the Lycée d'Orange, has been run by his daughter Valérie since 2000.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2025 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Wine rated (2022 guide) 93/100
Rated estate (2025 guide) 2 stars (These very large estates, often blessed with fabulous terroirs, are must-haves which, thanks to their consistency and the excellence of their production, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers).
About wine:
L'Idyllique is already delicious. A luscious, refined, and distinguished wine with notes of garrigue and black fruits, as well as a beautiful patina of tannins.
About the estate:
For two decades, Valérie Guérin, recently joined by her sister Agnès, has been passionately defending this small estate in the La Palme sector (in the maritime part of the Fitou appellation). Massal selections, extremely low yields of less than 20 hl/ha (which explain the high prices), and long vatting periods are her watchwords. The result is a perfect combination of maturity and freshness in the bottle. Multiple passes through the plots produce a table rosé, three reds, and four fortified wines. These characterful cuvées have a unique concentration; while they may seem massive in their youth, they refine wonderfully with time.
Customer rating
5/5
based on 1 review
Review and opinion by Ms. CORINNE C. Published on 10/26/2025
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