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Abbotts Delaunay - Cumulo Nimbus rouge 2015

Name: Abbotts Delaunay - Cumulo Nimbus Red 2015
Brand: Abbots Delaunay
Rating: 3.9 (17 reviews)

Minervois|Red wine

3.9/5 (17 customers)

3*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

15,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

"[...] Cumulo Nimbus, as brilliant as a flash of lightning, dazzled the grand jury, which awarded it a Favorite.' The wine boasts an intense color and a deep, rich nose that releases successive waves of powerful aromas of vanilla, tapenade, and licorice. Robust on the palate, full-bodied, harmonious, and long-lasting, with spicy notes of clove, whose richness is balanced by fresh notes of peppermint and garrigue herbs: a rare harmony.” (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2019)

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Estate

Abbots Delaunay

Vintage

Cumulo Nimbus

Vintage

2015

Designation

Minervois

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

Syrah, Grenache

Terroirs

Grapes grown in two clay-limestone terroirs: the Causses (in the hamlet of Fauzan), a high-altitude region known for its cool climate, and the Canal du Midi, an ideal region for Syrah (warm temperatures and rainfall evenly distributed throughout the year)

Viticulture

Blended wine made from purchased grapes or juice

Grape Harvest

At peak ripeness

Winemaking

100% hand-harvested and destemmed; part of the harvest is vinified using the "Bordeaux" method with pumping over, and the other part using the "Burgundy" method with punch-downs. Maceration duration determined by daily tastings (minimum 14 days). Wines are racked at the end of alcoholic fermentation and then transferred to tanks or 225-liter barrels for malolactic fermentation. The first pressings are added to the free-run wine.

Livestock farming

9 months: 60% in barrels (40% new barrels, 15% one-use barrels, 15% two-use barrels) and 40% in stainless steel tanks to bring out the fruitiness

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

A deep garnet color with a violet rim, bright and clear

Nose

Aromas of black cherry, blackcurrant, redcurrant, and raspberry. Hints of pepper, plum, and licorice

Palate

A refined, long, and deep palate with very elegant tannins. Beautiful length, with a fresh and silky finish

Serve

At 17°C

Open

1 hour before

Drink from

2019

Drink before

2023

Food and wine pairings

Pairs perfectly with wild boar stew, a rib of beef, game pie, and chocolate mousse

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Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated (2019 guide) 15,5/20 (Very good wine)

Rated estate (2020 guide): 2 stars (A solid, recommendable wine, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous vintage)

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 rated (2019 guide) 3*Top Pick (Exceptional wine)

Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the wine:

Cumulo Nimbus! What a strange name, evoking those storms so unwelcome in the vineyard... A name had to be found for each cuvée in the Nuages et vents range. A name that turned out to be well-chosen, since this Cumulo Nimbus, brilliant as lightning, dazzled the grand jury, which awarded it a Favorite. The intensity of the color, the depth and richness of the nose, which delivers successive bursts of powerful aromas of vanilla, tapenade, and licorice. Robust on the palate, full-bodied, harmonious, and long-lasting, with spicy notes of clove, whose richness is balanced by fresh notes of peppermint and garrigue herbs: a rare harmony.

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

3.9/5

based on 17 reviews

Review by Mr. LAURENT C. Posted on January 28, 2022

One of the best Minervois wines I've ever tasted! A complex nose, perfect balance, and a lovely finish! I highly recommend it!