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Château Calissanne - Clos Victoire 2009

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence|Red wine

3.5/5 (29 customers)

2*Coup de Coeur

Hachette

Rating in the Hachette Guide: 2** (Remarkable Wine) + Editor’s Choice
“This is the twelfth Editor’s Choice—no small feat—for Jean Bonnet, who has served as operations director for over twenty years. This 2009 Clos Victoire, made from Syrah (60%) and Cabernet Sauvignon, offers an intense bouquet of dark fruits and mocha. The palate holds the note—for a long time, a very long time—and stands out for its great freshness, its tannic strength, and its perfectly controlled oak. Best to 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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Estate

Château Calissanne

Vintage

Clos Victoire

Vintage

2009

Designation

Coteaux d'Aix-en-Provence

Region

Provence

Grape Varieties

60% Syrah, 40% Cabernet-Sauvignon

Regions

Gently sloping, stony hillsides; a warm, dry Mediterranean climate

Viticulture

vineyards carefully cultivated with a focus on low yields

Grape Harvest

manual

Wine Production

Temperature-controlled winemaking, in small batches by grape variety, with extended maceration (15 to 20 days)

Livestock Farming

in oak barrels (barriques and demi-muids), followed by 6 to 12 months in the bottle

Alcohol content

13%

Eye

Purple Dress with a Dark Heart

Nose

offers an intense bouquet of dark fruits and mocha

Palate

The finish lingers—for a long time, a very long time—and stands out for its great freshness, tannic strength, and perfectly balanced oak notes

Serve

Decant at 16°C

Open

2 to 3 hours before

Drink starting at

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/>

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Bettane & Desseauve

Winery rated 1*Star (A high-quality, recommendable production that lives up to what one would expect from its appellation(s))

About the estate:

Calissanne is located in Lançon-de-Provence. This very large Provençal estate spans 1,100 hectares, including 110 hectares of vineyards and 60 hectares of olive groves, forming a single, contiguous, south-facing cultivation area. The terroir consists of brown, stony, well-drained soils over Urgonian limestone colluvium, which are ideally suited for growing grapes and olives. Planted on gently sloping hillsides across 25 plots, 11 grape varieties contribute to the production of Calissanne’s wines. Legend has it that the famous calissons of Aix—a sweet made from almond paste—take their name from a hillside in Calissanne that was once planted with almond trees.

Guide Hachette des vins

Wine rated (2013 guide) 2** stars (Outstanding Wine)

Rated estate (2020 guide) Award-winning wines (This producer’s wines regularly receive awards from the guide)

About the wine:

The history of La Calissanne dates back to time immemorial: an ancient Celtic-Ligurian stronghold, of which an oppidum known as “Constantine” remains, overlooking the estate—which belonged to the Order of Malta in the 13th and 14th centuries— then by a member of the Parliament of Aix-en-Provence in the 17th century, by Charles Auguste Verminck, a prominent figure in Marseille who ran soap and oil mills in the 19th century, and finally by Philippe Kessler in 2001. Today, it is Sophie, Philippe’s wife, who runs the estate, which remains at the pinnacle of the appellation. Our twelfth favorite—and no small feat—is Jean Bonnet, who has served as operations director for over twenty years. This 2009 Clos Victoire, made from Syrah (60%) and Cabernet Sauvignon, offers an intense bouquet of black fruits and mocha. The palate holds up the flavor—for a long, long time—and stands out for its great freshness, tannic strength, and perfectly balanced oak. It’s best to wait two or three years, even if the temptation to taste it now is already very strong...

About the estate:

Once a Celtic-Ligurian stronghold, La Calissanne was owned by the Order of Saint John of Jerusalem in the Middle Ages, by a parliamentarian from Aix 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, manages this vast 1,200-hectare estate, which includes 60 hectares of olive groves and about 100 hectares of vineyards, spread across 25 plots of gently sloping, stony hillsides. This cornerstone of the Côteaux-d’Aix AOC—managed for twenty-five years by Jean Bonnet, who conducted an in-depth analysis of the vineyard’s planting strategy and maintenance—is now led by Christophe Barraud.

Customer Rating

3.5/5

based on 29 reviews