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Domaine Peter Sichel - IGP Aude Pays de Cucugnan Roussanne Old Vines 2023

Domaine Peter Sichel - IGP Aude Pays de Cucugnan Roussanne Vieilles Vignes 2023

92/100

RVF

(2022 Vintage Notes)
floral
elegant
delicate
biodynamics

"A rare and exceptional vintage for lovers of Roussanne"

A gourmet white wine of great elegance and perfect complexity. It’s impossible to resist this cuvée, with its floral and white-fleshed fruit notes and its delicate, subtle structure. The long, mineral finish highlights this delicious Roussanne from old vines, crafted with passion.

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Estate

Peter Sichel

Vintage

Roussanne Vieilles Vignes

Vintage

2023

Designation

Pays de Cucugnan

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

Roussanne

Terroirs

Clay soils over marl at Micraster

Viticulture

Certified organic, currently undergoing biodynamic certification

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Winemaking

Pressing upon receipt, cold settling, slow fermentation with native yeasts at 17°–18°C—partly in amphorae and partly in barrels—for about twenty days

Livestock farming

9 months in amphorae and 450-liter barrels

Alcohol content

12%

Organic

Yes

Eye

Pale yellow color with golden highlights

Nose

Expressive and elegant, with delicate floral aromas, white fruit, and notes of flint and citrus zest

Palate

A lively and precise attack, a silky texture, a perfect balance between freshness and roundness, and a lovely mineral note that lingers on the finish

Serve

At 12°-14°C

Drink before

2028

Food and wine pairings

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy it with trout gravlax, seafood, scallop carpaccio, chicken in a creamy morel sauce, hard cheese, or a pear and almond tart...

More information at Peter Sichel

More information at Pays de Cucugnan

RVF - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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

Wine rated (2025 guide) 92/100 (2022 vintage)

Rated winery (2025 guide) Discovery of the Year

About the estate:

In the 1970s, Peter Sichel founded a winery in Cucugnan out of a love for the place. The vines are planted in a steep-sided valley, at an elevation of 300 to 500 meters, cooled by a cool breeze. The grapes were sold to wine merchants before Alexander, his grandson, took over the estate in 2018. Alexander had previously sold grand cru wines to American buyers before falling in love with this forgotten family estate, of which he retains only 13 hectares on the southern slopes of the valley and in the commune of Rouffiac, at an altitude of 500 meters. He has created a collection of wines with a modern and precise style, certified organic since 2022 and set to bear the Biodyvin label starting in 2025. We’re particularly fond of the complex and elegant Roussanne Vieilles Vignes, and the reds, which showcase the quality of the terroir and the winemaker’s talent.

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