Domaine Ogereau - Les Tailles 2018

Anjou Villages|Red wine

4/5 (5 customers)

15/20

RVF

(2017 Vintage Notes)

Cabernet Franc

“Elegant and juicy”

This Cabernet Franc, gently macerated for 25 days and made exclusively from free-run juice, is elegant and juicy, with a beautiful deep black cherry color. On the nose, it’s a festival of red fruits, floral notes, and spices, punctuated by hints of graphite—characteristic of Cabernet grown on schist. Structured and refined, the palate offers pure pleasure, with silky tannins. Carried by a freshness with subtle bitter notes, the finish is mouthwatering!

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Estate

Domaine Ogereau

Vintage

Les Tailles

Vintage

2018

Designation

Anjou Villages

Region

Loire

Grape varieties

100% Cabernet Franc

Terroirs

Shale and quartz soils, Village of Saint Lambert du Lattay

Viticulture

Currently enrolled in the biological conversion program (junior year)

Grape Harvest

Hand-harvested, with high phenolic ripeness

Winemaking

A 25-day maceration followed by gentle infusion. Racking after 24 days: 100% free-run juice separated from the press juice.

Livestock farming

12 months in underground tanks (2/3) and 500-liter barrels (1/3)

Alcohol content

14%

Eye

Cherry-red dress with purple highlights

Nose

Red berries, floral notes of jasmine, rose, and peony, spices, and hints of graphite

Palate

Well-structured, with silky tannins of great finesse. A delicate, mouth-watering finish, with freshness and a hint of bitterness.

Serve

At 17°C

Drink before

2024

Food and wine pairings

Enjoy with a cut of beef, small game, fatty fish, and terrines...

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Bettane & Desseauve

Rated estate (2020 guide): 3 stars (High-quality production, setting the standard in its sector)

About the estate:

Vincent and Emmanuel Ogereau are at the helm, tending to their vineyards in Anjou, Savennières, and Coteaux-du-Layon Saint-Lambert. These music enthusiasts craft a harmonious blend of Chenin and Cabernet, serenely cultivating their 23 hectares using organic farming methods. This charming estate, highly representative of the Anjou vineyards, has seen remarkable progress over the past few vintages: quite simply, everything is excellent! One is stunned by the wines’ definition, finesse, and elegance. The range brilliantly combines indulgence and immediate pleasure with aging potential, featuring beautiful aging in 400-liter barrels that add depth to the wines. The Coteaux-du-Layon offers a magnificent balance; the dry whites stand out for their pure, sparkling fruit, while the reds are approachable and lively. This is a winery to watch very closely. The prices listed are wine merchant prices.

Guide Hachette des vins

Rated estate (2021 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines are regularly recognized by the guide)

About the estate:

Located in the Layon Valley, this estate—founded in the late 19th century—has earned numerous awards and Favorites the Anjou region. The 24-hectare vineyard (currently transitioning to organic farming) is managed by Vincent Ogereau, one of the Loire Valley’s most talented winemakers, who has been assisted by his son Emmanuel since 2014. A must-visit.

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Rated wine (2020 guide) 15/20 (2017 vintage) (Good wine)

Rated estate (2020 guide) Selected (Please note that this guide is a ranking, and as such, all the estates listed here—even those without a star—represent, in our view, the pinnacle of French winemaking.)

About the estate:

Vincent Ogereau works alongside his son Emmanuel, who brings a solid international background to the business and is determined to continue the tradition of producing great terroir-driven Chenin wines, both dry and sweet. The estate meticulously harvests healthy grapes (free of botrytis in the dry wines) and offers a broad, consistent range of red, white, and rosé wines that reflect the mosaic of schist soils. Notable among these is the Bonnes Blanches terroir, which produces one of the most complete and velvety Coteaux-du-Layon wines, capable of aging for at least fifteen years. Clos Le Grand Beaupréau (on the wind-blown sands at the summit of the Épiré hill) and L'Enthousiasme (a sandstone vein at the top of the Épiré hill) rank among the appellation’s most ambitious whites. A plot of Chenin was planted in 2017 on a Carboniferous rock hillside in Ardenay to explore a new expression of Angevin white wine.

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