Château Calissanne - Clos Victoire 2009
2*Coup de Coeur
Hachette
Hachette Guide rating: 2** (Remarkable wine) + Favorite
"Twelve favorites, no less, for Jean Bonnet, operations manager for over twenty years. This 2009 Clos Victoire, made from Syrah (60%) and Cabernet Sauvignon, delivers an intense bouquet of black fruits and mocha. The palate holds the note for a long, long time and stands out for its great freshness, tannic strength, and perfectly controlled oak. Wait two or three years, even if the urge to taste it is already very tempting..." (Le Guide Hachette des Vins 2013)
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Eye
Purple dress with a dark heart
Nose
offers an intense bouquet of dark fruits and mocha
Mouth
holds the note for a long, very long time, and stands out for its great freshness, tannic strength, and perfectly controlled woodiness.
Serve
Decant at 16°C
Open
2 to 3 hours before
Drink from
2014
Drink before
2024
Food and wine pairings
Le Clos Victoire convient à une cuisine élaborée : viandes rouges en sauce, gibiers. Il accompagne parfaitement les plateaux de fromages. Pour sa rondeur, vous vous en régalerez à l'apéritif. Osez !<br/>
Bettane & Desseauve
Winery rated 1*Star (A serious, recommendable production, consistent with what one would expect from its appellation(s))
About the estate:
Calissanne is located in Lançon-de-Provence. This vast Provençal estate covers 1,100 hectares, including 110 hectares of vineyards and 60 hectares of olive groves, forming a single south-facing area of cultivated land. The terroir consists of brown, stony, well-drained soil on Urgonian limestone colluvium, which is ideal for growing vines and olive trees. Planted on gently sloping hillsides across 25 plots, 11 grape varieties are used to produce Calissanne wines. Legend has it that the famous calissons d'Aix, a delicacy made from almond paste, take their name from a hillside in Calissanne that was once planted with almond trees.
Guide Hachette des vins
Wine rating (2013 guide) 2 stars (Outstanding wine)
Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer's wines are regularly recognized by the guide)
About wine:
The history of La Calissanne dates back to time immemorial: an ancient Celto-Ligurian stronghold, of which an oppidum known as Constantine remains overlooking the estate, owned by the Order of Malta in the 13th and 14th centuries, then by a member of parliament from the court of Aix-en-Provence in the 17th century, Charles Auguste Verminck, a prominent figure in Marseille who ran soap and oil factories in the 19th century, and finally by Philippe Kessler in 2001. Today, Sophie, Philippe's wife, runs the estate, which remains at the top of its appellation. Our twelfth favorite, no less, is Jean Bonnet, who has been the operations manager for over twenty years. This 2009 Clos Victoire, made from Syrah (60%) and Cabernet Sauvignon, delivers an intense bouquet of black fruits and mocha. The palate holds the note for a long, long time and stands out for its great freshness, tannic strength, and perfectly controlled oak. Wait two or three years, even if the urge to taste it is already very tempting...
About the estate:
A former Celtic-Ligurian stronghold, La Calissanne was owned by the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in the Middle Ages, by an Aix parliamentarian in the 17th century, by a soap manufacturer in the 19th century, and finally, in 2001, by businessman Philippe Kessler, who passed away in 2008. Today, Sophie Kessler-Matière, his wife, runs this vast 1,200-hectare estate, which includes 60 hectares of olive trees and around 100 hectares of vines, spread over 25 plots of gently sloping stony hillsides. This pillar of the Côteaux-d'Aix AOC, run for twenty-five years by Jean Bonnet—who conducted an in-depth review of the vineyard's planting and maintenance policy—is now managed by Christophe Barraud.