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Mas Champart - Saint-Chinian Clos de la Simonette 2018
Mas Champart - Saint-Chinian Clos de la Simonette 2018

Mas Champart - Saint-Chinian Clos de la Simonette 2018

Saint-Chinian|Red wine

93/100 Coup de Cœur

RVF

16,5/20

Bettane & Desseauve

91/100

Robert Parker

90/100

Decanter

90/100

Vinous

(2017 Vintage Notes)
silky
smooth tannins
long finale
The Clos de la Simonette cuvée brings together the estate’s two terroirs: Grenache and Carignan grown on very stony limestone plateaus, and Mourvèdre grown on clay-limestone slopes. The wine is powerful, full-bodied, and refined, with aromas of ripe red and black fruits and hints of garrigue. A great southern wine to pair with Mediterranean flavors!

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Estate

Mas Champart

Vintage

Clos de la Simonette

Vintage

2018

Designation

Saint-Chinian

Region

Languedoc

Grape Varieties

65% Mourvèdre, 20% Grenache, 15% Carignan

Regions

Very stony limestone plateaus for Grenache and Carignan; terraces on clay-limestone hillsides for Mourvèdre

Viticulture

Reasoned

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Wine Production

Destemming, fermentation with indigenous yeasts, a shorter fermentation period with very little extraction

Livestock Farming

85% in demi-muids of one or more wines, 15% in tanks (Carignan)

Alcohol content

14,5%

Nose

Powerful, with aromas of ripe red berries, garrigue, and spices

Palate

Full-bodied and delicate, with a fruity profile and refined tannins

Serve

Decant at 17°C

Drink before

2028+

Food and Wine Pairings

Food and Wine Pairings

It pairs perfectly with a 7-hour spit-roasted leg of lamb, or lamb tagine; a guinea fowl braised with smoked bacon; or a duck breast cooked over hot coals....

More information at Mas Champart

More information at Saint-Chinian

Bettane & Desseauve

Bettane & Desseauve

Wine rated 16.5/20 (2017 vintage) (Benchmark wine)

Rated estate (2024 guide): 2*Stars (A solid, recommendable production, though slightly more consistent and uniform than the previous one)

About the estate:

Isabelle and Mathieu Champart built their estate from the ground up in 1976 and turned it into a hallmark of quality, as year after year, everything there remains excellent. The apparent simplicity of these under-the-radar wines was matched only by the length and complexity of their finishes. The estate has changed hands; Pascaline Bour, a relative of the Mulliez family, has taken it over. We look forward to the wines produced by the new team and hope they will continue an incredible string of great successes in an appellation that, curiously, suffers from a lack of recognition.
Decanter

Decanter

Wine rated 90/100 (2017 vintage)

Hachette Wine Guide

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated Estate (2024 Guide) Award-Winning Wines (This producer's wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the estate:

A magnificent landscape, terraced vineyards, a farmhouse on the hillside, and a very stony, clay-limestone terroir. Since 1976, Isabelle and Matthieu Champart have been cultivating 13 hectares of vineyards (80% of which are organic) in this picture-perfect setting, adopting organic practices long before their official conversion began in 2019. They have been making wine here since 1988, the year they left the cooperative.
Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Robert Parker - Wine Advocate

Wine rated (2020 guide) 91/100 (2017 vintage) (Excellent wine)

Rated Estate (2023 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 (2021 guide) 93/100 Favorite (2017 vintage)

Rated Estate (2024 Guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or high-quality winemakers producing wines of a good standard—you won’t be disappointed when you taste the wines from these estates)

About the estate:

Fans of the Champart couple—both recently retired—can rest assured: the estate remains in top form, true to the spirit of its founders! Nicolas Gaignon continues to bring these beautiful vintages—rooted in clay-limestone soil—to life. The 16-hectare estate, situated on the limestone folds overlooking the town of Saint-Chinian, began its transition to organic farming in 2019. Here, the wines are designed for both immediate enjoyment and long-term aging.
Vinous

Vinous

Wine rated 90/100 (2017 vintage)

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