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Domaine Les Mille Vignes - Fitou Cadette 2020
Domaine Les Mille Vignes - Fitou Cadette 2020

Domaine Les Mille Vignes - Fitou Cadette 2020

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90/100

RVF

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freshness
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expressive

“A beautiful expression of each terroir, with a perfectly balanced profile”

Its expressive nose reveals black fruit, tinged with spicy and minty notes. On the palate, it offers superb balance, with a velvety, rich texture. This superb wine exudes elegance and precision.

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Estate

Domaine Les Mille Vignes

Vintage

Cadette

Vintage

2020

Designation

Fitou

Region

Languedoc

Grape Varieties

Mourvèdre de plus de 40 ans en sélection massale, Grenache Noir de plus de 65 ans, Carignan de plus de 75 ans et Lledonner Pelut

Regions

Stony soils with deep roots, across four plots: La Chose, Le Grenache à Léon, Les Légunes, and Le Moulas

Viticulture

Organic Approach

Grape Harvest

Manual, sorting the harvest in the vineyard

Wine Production

The grapes are sorted in the vineyard and placed in small crates; the stems are completely removed; fermentation takes place with native yeasts in temperature-controlled tanks; maceration lasts 45 days with frequent pumping over and punching down.

Livestock Farming

18 months in small 20-hl tanks, with the lees stirred once a week during the winter

Alcohol content

13.5%

Eye

Deep Garnet

Nose

Intense black fruit flavors, spicy notes complemented by minty notes and a hint of cocoa

Palate

Generous fruit flavors, velvety and indulgent, with perfectly balanced notes

Serve

Decant at 16-18°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink before

2030

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

Enjoy it with a veal cutlet, a nice cut of beef, a vegetable tart with mild spices, small game, aged cheeses...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2025 guide) 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))

About the estate:

In 2000, Valérie Guérin took over the estate that her father, Jacques—a professor of oenology—had built up over the years. Over the course of twenty years, the estate grew from 1,000 vines to eleven hectares: thirteen plots of very old vines cultivated meticulously, with low yields, a very natural winemaking process, and absolutely no barrel aging. The wines—harmonious, full of flavor and freshness—are deeply appealing for their natural character. The “Dennis-Royal” cuvée, made from Carignan vines over 75 years old, and the “Les-Vendangeurs-de-la-Violette” remain as fabulous as ever. The 2016 vintage will require a bit more patience, as the extraction appears to be more intense than usual.
Hachette Wine Guide

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2025 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

The initial 1,000 pieds of vines have, through a series of acquisitions and plantings, grown into an 11-hectare estate in the coastal region of Fitou. This estate, founded in 1979 by Jacques Guérin, a former “viti” teacher at the high school in Orange, has been managed by his daughter Valérie since 2000.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

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 to the Best Wines of France

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

Wine rated (2023 guide) 90/100

Rated estate (2025 guide): 2*Stars (These exceptional estates, often boasting fabulous terroirs, are must-haves that, thanks to the consistency and excellence of their wines, deserve a place in the cellars of discerning wine lovers)

About the wine:

La Cadette offers a rich blueberry flavor with hints of rosemary; the palate, however, still needs to develop.

About the estate:

For two decades, Valérie Guérin—recently joined by her sister Agnès—has passionately championed this small estate in the La Palme area (in the coastal 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 guiding principles. The result in the bottle is the perfect balance between ripeness and freshness. Multiple harvests from the vineyards yield a table rosé, three reds, and four dessert wines. These characterful wines boast a unique concentration; while they may seem bold in their youth, they refine beautifully with age.

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