Domaine Les Païssels - Saint Chinian Les Païssels 2022
2*Étoiles
Hachette
90/100
Bettane & Desseauve
"A deep, complex Saint Chinian from a blend of old vines, a pure delight!
Les Païssels is a full-bodied, sun-drenched wine, full of complexity, with notes of spices, candied orange blossom and chocolate. Remarkable elegance and length on the palate. A splendid success with good ageing potential.
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Eye
Dark red colour
Nose
Seductive, with candied aromas of orange blossom and liquorice.
Mouth
Full-bodied, with spicy, chocolate and fruity notes and a long finish with silky tannins.
Serve
At 17°C
Drink before
2030
Food and wine pairing
A perfect accompaniment to lamb, prime rib, small game, meats in sauces and spicy dishes...
Bettane & Desseauve
Wine rated (guide 2024) 90/100 (Vintage 2020)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 3*Stars (High-quality production that can serve as a benchmark in its sector)
About the domain :
This recent estate is run by two agronomic engineers, including a former director of a Fitou winery who took over the family vines from the cooperative. After generous 2016s and great successes in 2017, we noticed the high level of Jalouses in 2018, a benchmark wine from schist terroirs. With the 2019s continuing on this impressive path, we're happy to award them a third star.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine noted (guide 2024) 2* Stars (Vintage 2020) (Remarkable wine)
Domaine rated (guide 2025) 2*Stars (Outstanding wine)
About the domain :
Vivien Roussignol and Marie Toussaint set up in 2011 with a single hectare, of goblet-trimmed vines grown on schist slopes. They gradually expanded the vineyard, favoring old vines and keeping alive a rich heritage of grape varieties (around twenty today). The 12 ha are undergoing organic conversion in 2019.
RVF - La Revue du Vin de France / Guide des Meilleurs Vins de France
Domaine noté Sélectionné (We remind you that this guide is a prize list, and as such, all the estates that appear in it, even without a star, represent, in our eyes, the excellence of French production).
Customer rating
4/5
on 1 reviews
Note and review by M. GILLES D. Published on 03/08/2024
Favorite for this cuvée with its seductive southern authenticity, which lacks neither allure nor substance. Warm, ample and generous on the palate, it reveals a brilliant palette of jammy black fruit flavors, followed by notes of bitter cocoa and licorice root, joined by essences of maquis. Full-bodied and dense, this ripe wine is sheathed in velvety tannins with a lovely roundness and the sunny character of the vintage. Remarkably concentrated, perfumed length, underlined by a hint of freshness to make the pleasure last. Excellent R.Q /P. Concealing their strong temperament well beneath a sober presentation, Paissels sublimated a Berber couscous with ras el hanout and harissa, shared with the family. Score = 4.3.
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