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Mas Champart - Côte d'Arbo 2009

Name: Mas Champart - Côte d'Arbo 2009
Brand: Mas Champart
Rating: 2.9 (9 reviews)

Saint-Chinian|Red wine

2.9/5 (9 customers)

A new vintage, the 2008 was rated: RVF 16.5/20
The wines of Domaine Mas Champart convey the richness, subtlety, and diversity of the terroirs and grape varieties of southern Saint-Chinian. The 2009 Côte d'Arbo cuvée is a perfect example of this — —where the Grenache, Carignan, Mourvèdre, and Syrah vines, planted on clay-limestone slopes, impart delicious scents of garrigue. A rich and flavorful cuvée from a truly great vintage!

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Estate

Mas Champart

Vintage

Côte d'Arbo

Vintage

2009

Designation

Saint-Chinian

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

40% Syrah, 30% Grenache, 25% Carignan, 5% Mourvèdre

Regions

clay-limestone slopes over a bedrock of variegated marl, a terroir rarely found in Languedoc

Viticulture

The vineyard is managed using sustainable farming practices, with a strong emphasis on organic products: grape pomace compost, manure, grass cover, and weed control on terraces and steep slopes. Yields of 35–40 hl/ha

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Winemaking

Fermentation begins without the addition of yeast; maceration lasts 15 to 20 days

Livestock farming

aged in tanks on fine lees

Alcohol content

13,5%

Eye

red dress with purple highlights

Nose

very expressive, with notes of fresh fruit and floral hints reminiscent of the garrigue

Palate

Rich and smooth, with a deliciously fruity flavor. A real treat

Serve

Decant at 16-18°C

Open

1 hour ago

Drink from

2011

Drink before

2015

Production

Approximately 10,000 bottles

Food and wine pairings

A déguster sur un carré d'agneau accompagné d'un gratin dauphinois, un aligot, une saucisse d'herbes de Lozère... <br/>

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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 have made it a hallmark of quality, as year after year, everything produced 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.

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 hillside farmhouse, 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, with an organic approach that predates the official conversion process begun in 2019. They have been making their own wine 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 - The French Wine Review / Guide to the Best Wines of France

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

Rated estate (2024 guide) 1*Star (Up-and-coming stars or 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 vintages to life, rooted in clay-limestone soil. 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 equally suited for immediate enjoyment and for long-term aging.

Customer rating

2.9/5

based on 9 reviews