Abbotts Delaunay - A Tire d'Aile blanc 2017
1*Étoile
Hachette
Prix Plaisir
Bettane & Desseauve
“A lovely, fresh, and well-balanced white wine. The Grenache brings richness, while the Roussanne adds freshness, finesse, and fruitiness. An intense citrus-driven nose; on the palate, it’s mineral, crisp, and tangy, with a lively attack, a round mid-palate, and a long, lemony finish. Perfect as an aperitif and with seafood.”(Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2019) A Languedoc wine that has it all!
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Eye
Light, shiny gold
Nose
Aromas of lemon zest, orange peel, and minty verbena
Palate
A fresh, full-bodied wine with lovely intensity and freshness
Serve
At 8-10°C
Drink from
2019
Drink before
2021
Food and wine pairings
Perfect as an aperitif, or as part of a meal featuring shellfish, Bouzigues oysters, red mullet with tapenade, sole in butter, or a mandarin tartlet
Bettane & Desseauve
Rated wine (2019 guide) Prix Plaisir (Prix Plaisir)
Rated estate (2020 guide): 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)
About the wine:
A harmonious palate with notes of candied lemon; the nose was more subtle but elegant.
About the estate:
Laurent Delaunay has established his winemaking facilities in Marseillette, a small wine-growing village not far from Carcassonne, and the winemaker Vincent Charleux oversees them. These two enthusiasts of the Languedoc terroirs pool their talents to carefully select the vineyards, winemaking methods, blends, and aging processes. Laurent Delaunay, along with his wife Catherine—an oenologist like him—had already created Les-Jamelles in 1991, a range of wines made from remarkable grape varieties. In late 2015, they purchased the La Métairie d’Alon estate in Limoux with the goal of producing exceptional Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays on the beautiful high-altitude terroir of Magrie. The estate comprises 25 hectares cultivated organically and biodynamically, divided into 25 plots, allowing for plot-specific selections and meticulously crafted cuvées. By the third vintage, their success was already evident. The sunny Pinot Noir cuvée, produced on a north-facing clay plot, is breathtaking. This estate richly deserves a second star!
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine noted (guide 2019) 1*Star (Very successful wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)
About the wine:
A lovely, fresh, and well-balanced white wine. The Grenache brings richness, while the Roussanne adds freshness, finesse, and fruitiness. The nose is intense with citrus notes; on the palate, it is mineral, crisp, and tangy, with a lively attack, a round mid-palate, and a long, lemony finish. Perfect as an aperitif or with seafood.
About the estate:
Born into a family of Burgundian winegrowers and merchants, Laurent Delaunay, an oenologist, after founding Badet Clément & Cie, acquired in 2005 the business founded in 1996 by Australian oenologist Nerida Abbott, creating under the name Abbotts & Delaunay a wine merchant and producer specializing in wines from the Languedoc-Roussillon region. In 2015, Laurent Delaunay purchased the Métairie d'Alon estate and its 25 hectares of organically farmed vineyards from Jean-Louis Denois, a well-known winemaker from Limoux.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate
Rated estate (2020 guide) Recommended (Wine producer recommended by Robert Parker - The Wine Advocate)
Customer rating
3/5
based on 3 reviews
Review by Mr. FRANCK L. Published on April 23, 2019
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Review by Mr. JEAN LUC A. Posted on 08/30/2022
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Review by Mr. PIERRE YVES L. Published on September 2, 2019
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