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Mas Champart - Causse du Bousquet 2009

Name: Mas Champart - Causse du Bousquet 2009
Brand: Mas Champart
Rating: 3.8 (15 reviews)

Saint-Chinian|Red wine

3.8/5 (15 customers)

Notes: RVF 17/20, Robert Parker 89-90/100, Guide Hachette 1* (Very successful wine)
“This 2009 reveals a beautiful, well-integrated, and elegant oak on the nose. On the palate, crisp tannins and complex aromas of dried banana, garrigue, smoke, and black fruits unfold. A flattering and harmonious wine, best enjoyed with a filet of beef in mushroom sauce.” (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2012)

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Estate

Mas Champart

Vintage

Causse du Bousquet

Vintage

2009

Designation

Saint-Chinian

Region

Languedoc

Grape varieties

73% Syrah, 17% Grenache, 10% Mourvèdre

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

with a lovely complexity, blending aromas of ripe red fruits with hints of toasted and spicy notes

Palate

powerful and full-bodied yet not overpowering, with a floral and spicy Syrah

Serve

Decant at 16-17°C

Open

1 hour ago

Drink from

2012

Drink before

2019

Production

Approximately 10,600 bottles

Food and wine pairings

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

More information at Mas Champart

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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

3.8/5

based on 15 reviews