Domaine des Pothiers - Côte Roannaise Domaine 2023 (Vieilles vignes)

Bettane & Desseauve

About the estate:

Romain Payre has become one of the leading advocates for Gamay from the Côte Roannaise, where he has been excelling for several vintages now on his 21-hectare estate. The flagship wine is best enjoyed for its youthful fruitiness. The Clos Du Puy and Intégrale wines, which are suitable for moderate aging, come from vines that are over 80 years old. This is a highly recommended and reliable estate, regardless of the wine.

Guide Hachette des vins

About the wine:

Gamay Saint-Romain at its best with this cuvée aged in concrete tanks and truncated-cone wooden vats, made from the estate’s historic vines planted on granitic sands. Romain Paire has crafted an intense, fruity, mineral, and floral red with a rich nose; it is full-bodied and concentrated on the palate, yet also very fresh and refined, supported by velvety tannins and rounded out by a superb finish with notes of licorice and menthol. A luscious and complex wine, full-bodied and lively, with an irresistible richness.

About the estate:

Romain Paire, who has lived with his parents Georges and Denise since 2005, took over this long-established family estate in 2017. Founded in 1610 in the town of Villemontais, in the southern part of the appellation, the estate has been operated as a mixed farming and livestock operation (beef cattle) since 2010 and has been managed using organic and biodynamic methods. Operated as a mixed farming and livestock operation (beef cattle), the estate—which comprises 23 hectares of vineyards—has been cultivated using organic and biodynamic methods since 2010. One of the (very) reliable choices in the Côte-Roannaise appellation.

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

About the wine:

A true ode to Saint-Romain Gamay. The style is rich and full-bodied, with a luscious texture that makes it particularly appealing.

About the estate:

Georges Paire, who came from a family of livestock farmers, began planting his vineyard in the 1970s. In 2005, his son Romain joined him, and planting continued; the winemaking facilities were modernized, and the estate transitioned to organic farming. Today, the estate maintains a small herd of Limousin cows. We appreciate these meticulously crafted, authentic wines: a modern and dynamic embodiment of the appellation.