Mas Champart - Saint-Chinian Clos de la Simonette 2018
93/100 Coup de Cœur
RVF
16,5/20
Bettane & Desseauve
91/100
Robert Parker
90/100
Decanter
90/100
Vinous
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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Nose
Powerful, with aromas of ripe red berries, garrigue, and spices
Palate
Full-bodied and elegant, with a fruity profile and delicate tannins
Serve
Decant at 17°C
Drink before
2028+
Food and Wine Pairings
It pairs perfectly with a leg of lamb roasted on a spit for 7 hours, or prepared in a tagine; a guinea fowl braised with smoked bacon; or a duck breast cooked over hot coals....
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
Wine rated 90/100 (2017 vintage)
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 their own wine since 1988, the year they left the cooperative.
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 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 high 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 wines—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
Wine rated 90/100 (2017 vintage)
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