Mas Champart - Saint-Chinian Causse du Bousquet 2018
91/100
James Suckling
90/100
RVF
"A wine for foodies!"
“With more body, Causses du Bousquet offers a spicy expression of Syrah, with a fresh and sleek palate. The tannins are well-balanced, and the finish reveals notes of mocha, cedar, and leather.” (Le Guide RVF 2024). This refined and elegant wine never ceases to charm us!
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Eye
Pretty ruby-colored dress
Nose
Aroma of spices, flowers, and fruit
Palate
Concentrated yet light on the palate, deep and fresh, with a beautiful tannic structure offering good aging potential and a lovely, subtly peppery finish
Serve
At 16°C
Open
1/2 hour before, served in a carafe
Drink before
2027+
Food and Wine Pairings
Enjoy it with red meat, game, or roasted free-range poultry...
Bettane & Desseauve
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 successes in an appellation that, curiously, suffers from a lack of recognition.
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
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 (2024 guide) 90/100
Rated estate (2024 guide) 1*Star (Rising 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 wine:
With more body, Causses du Bousquet offers a spicy expression of Syrah, with a fresh and sleek palate. The tannins are well-balanced, and the finish reveals notes of mocha, cedar, and leather.
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.
James Suckling
Wine rated (2022 guide) 91/100
About the wine:
Toasted herbs complement the dark cherries and smoky notes. Juicy and elegant on the palate, with fine-grained tannins that round out the dried herbs and red cherries. Beautiful texture and smoothness on the palate, with a hint of spice on the finish.