Domaine Magellan - The Forbidden Fruit 2017

Domaine Magellan - Le Fruit Défendu 2017

IGP Hérault|Red wine|Organic

3/5 (7 customers)

Le Fruit Défendu is the estate’s little treat, offering a nose of fruity notes, including blackberry and blackcurrant. A soft, fruity wine with subtle peppery and spicy notes, and a delicate hint of bay leaf. A wine for enjoyment and good company!

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Estate

Domaine Magellan

Vintage

Le Fruit Défendu

Vintage

2017

Designation

IGP Hérault

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

90% Cinsault, 10% Syrah

Terroirs

6 hectares of old Cinsault vines on beautiful sandstone plots, originating from mass selections made in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape region in the early 1960s.

Viticulture

Certified organic

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Winemaking

Full destemming, vinification for 10 to 12 days in cement tanks with pumping over and punching down, temperature-controlled at 22–23°C

Livestock farming

In a concrete tank

Alcohol content

13%

Organic

Yes

Eye

A beautiful deep red dress

Nose

With fruity notes of blackberry and blackcurrant

Palate

A soft, fruity wine with subtle peppery and spicy notes and hints of bay leaf

Serve

At 14-16°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2018

Drink before

2021

Food and wine pairings

Serve with stuffed vegetables, roast guinea fowl, rabbit with mustard, Normandy-style cutlets, or grilled meats...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2018 guide) 1*Star (A high-quality, recommendable wine that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))

About the estate:

Wines with character, richly fruity, featuring a lovely texture and a good balance of freshness, yet remain very easy to drink.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the estate:

Bruno Lafon inherited his passion for wine and Burgundian precision from his father. Captivated by the Languedoc terroir, he partnered with Sylvie Legros in 1999 to restore this 32-hectare estate, which is farmed organically.

Customer rating

3/5

based on 7 reviews

Review by Mr. JEAN MARC T. Posted on September 24, 2023