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Mas Champart - Causse du Bousquet 2008

Name: Mas Champart - Causse du Bousquet 2008
Brand: Mas Champart
Rating: 3.2 (12 reviews)

Saint-Chinian|Red wine

3.2/5 (12 customers)

Notes: RVF 17/20, Guide Hachette 1* (Very successful wine)
“Causse du Bousquet combines depth of body with elegant tannins in a lively yet fresh and harmonious wine that will age beautifully” ( Les Meilleurs Vins de France 2011 - RVF) • “The 2008, with its nose of humus, truffle, and blackcurrant, proves powerful on the palate. Vanilla, violet, and garrigue permeate a body with silky tannins, leading to a spicy, even licorice-like finish. A subtle and complex wine to be cellared for a year or two and served with red meat. ” (Le Guide Hachette des vins 2011)

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Estate

Mas Champart

Vintage

Causse du Bousquet

Vintage

2008

Designation

Saint-Chinian

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

65% Syrah, 23% Mourvèdre, 12% Grenache

Regions

The plots on the Causse, located at an altitude of 280–300 meters, are very stony, with warm, well-drained soils

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 30 hl/ha

Grape Harvest

Manuals

Winemaking

Aging periods of 3 to 6 weeks, depending on the vineyard block, with slow and gentle extraction to highlight the fruit

Livestock farming

25% in tanks (Grenache-Mourvèdre), 75% in barrels (barriques and demi-muids)

Alcohol content

14,5%

Eye

deep maroon dress

Nose

richly complex, blending aromas of ripe red fruits with hints of toasted and spicy notes

Palate

good balance in the wine: freshness, length, body, and spice

Serve

Decant at 16-17°C

Open

1 hour ago

Drink from

2011

Drink before

2018

Production

Approximately 10,500 bottles

Food and wine pairings

A savourer sur sur des viandes rouges, du gibier, une volaille fermière rôtie... <br/>

More information at Mas Champart

More information at Saint-Chinian

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

3.2/5

based on 12 reviews